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Largo do Boticário
61 locals recommend,
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26 Beco do Boticário
Cosme Velho, RJ
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The neighbourhood also includes the picturesque Largo do Boticário, which consists of a small square enclosed by several neocolonial style houses, built in the 1920s.
Small historic square in the heart of the forest. Worth a visit, even though its kind of run down...
Those who pass through Rua Cosme Velho hardly notice a small alley (Beco do Boticário) that gives entrance to the charming Largo do Boticário. There are only 8 houses in neocolonial style, surrounded by the Atlantic forest and where you can still hear the Carioca River running in the open air. The Largo came into existence in 1879 and its houses have undergone many renovations and continue to need care, but still the place continues to attract tourists and take the visitor to a quiet and bucolic time travel. The name Boticário was given because there lived Sergeant Joaquim da Silva Souto, retired military man known for the preparation of ointments and syrups, an apothecary.
Those who pass through Rua Cosme Velho hardly notice a small alley (Beco do Boticário) that gives entrance to the charming Largo do Boticário. There are only 8 houses in neocolonial style, surrounded by the Atlantic forest and where you can still hear the Carioca River running in the open air. The L…
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