at a glance

curiously enough, the local inhabitants never stopped calling the location 'largo do machado', making any changes in the naming conventions obsolete. nowadays the square is still placed right besides the rua das laranjeiras, with the impressive church still dominating the area.

it also harbors the state school Colégio Estadual Amaro Cavalcanti, another impressive piece of 19th century architecture - the square is also home to several important commercial establishments, including the large são luiz cinema theater, and the surrounding streets are filled with restaurants, hotels and other forms of small local commerce, largo do machado remains one of the prime touristic centers of the whole of rio de janeiro.