Gavea Neighborhood
Gavea Neighborhood
Main highlights in Gavea
- Instituto Moreira Salles – cultural center that hosts events and promotes projects in photography, literature, cinema, visual arts and music.
- Planetário – Museum of the Universe with numerous expositions about the earth and the space.
- PUC Unidade Gávea – the campus of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro is an attraction itself. Its green territory looks more like a botanical garden than a university campus.
- Shopping da Gávea featuring many up-scale brand shops, several restaurants and cafeterias, a cinema and a theater.
Quick facts
Type: neighbourhood
Touristic: no
Getting there: easy
Minimal transport: bus
Cost: free
Other names: Gávea, Gavea, Baixo Gávea