at a glance

saara is filled with so many and diverse establishments and landmarks, that one could easily get lost among them. part of saara, and located on rua de alfândega, are also several churches - dating back to the 17th century, the  igreja de santo elesbão e santa efigênia, and the nossa senhora do rosário e são benedito dos homens pretos are a must see fro all visitors and shoppers in the area.

furthermore, the royal portuguese cabinet of reading (real gabinete português de leitura), a historical library containing the largest collection of portuguese books outside portugal, is located in saara at rua luís de camões, 30.

called guia-rápido saara-rio (quick guide to saara-rio), this pocket guide is extremely useful to navigate the over 1200 stores of the district that, visited daily by over 70,000 people, can quickly become a chaotic maze even for the locals - easy to download on this link provided by guiasaarario, the map consists of two pages that should be printed on the two sides of a sheet of paper and folded according to the instructions.