at a glance

The sculpture of the carioca landscape is closely related to the augen gneiss, very resistant rock to the weathering and, for this reason, it stands out in the relief - It gives form for Sugar Loaf (pão de açúcar) and corcovado, for example. Augen gneiss was used in the construction of most of the historical buildings of the city, including museums and churches, many of them were built in the 19th century - It was used in the sculpture of ornaments, facades and frames of doors and windows. The exploitation of the augen gneiss was Presented by the Jean Baptiste Debret in his book 'Voyage Pittoresque et Historique au Brésil'.