at a glance
instituto moreira salles also located in gávea, close to the parque da cidade, has three cultural centers which hold exhibitions, lectures, concerts, film series and events. the institute's collection includes approximately 800,000 photographs (many of rio's old streets), 100,000 songs (among which 25,000 are digitized recordings), a library with 400,000 items and an art gallery with over three thousand works. the institute has a craft and coffee shop, beautiful gardens and an art-house cinema. some other key attractions to gávea include a visit to the campus of puc-rio, one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the country.
