culture is made out of history, and this place certainly has a lot history in itself - before turning into a cultural center, it housed the legendary dancing eldorado between the 1930's through the 1960's frequented by the notable artists ciro monteiro, raul de barros, mario lago andelizeth cardoso.

its wide verandas allow a spectacular view on the royal library of portuguese literature - today it still hosts regular live music performances by artists playing any genre that are part of rio's local culture as well as all over brazil.