Catete Palace

19 de January de 2022

TheΒ Catete Palace is an urban mansion in the neighborhood of Catete, inΒ Rio de Janeiro. The property stretches from Rua do Catete toΒ Flamengo Beach. Construction began in 1858 and ended in 1867. From 1894 to 1960, it wasΒ Brazil’s presidential palace, where the President resided when Rio was the capital of Brazil,Β and the place whereΒ GetΓΊlio VargasΒ committed suicide. It is now home to theΒ Museum of the Republic, and a theater; theΒ Catete metro station is adjacent to this landmark.

Meeting at 14:30h at Rio & Learn
Costs: R$ 6,80 (metro) + R$ 6,00 (Museum Ticket)

Different Stories in Catete Palace, Rio

Catete Palace is an urban mansion in the neighborhood of Catete.
Catete Palace is an urban mansion in the neighborhood of Catete, in Rio de Janeiro.

Park Hours
8 am to 5 pm
Museum Hours

Tuesday to Friday: 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 11 am to 5 pm

(The museum and park are closed on Mondays)

Many different stories are told about this palace, especially concerning the death of GetΓΊlio Vargas whichΒ still holds some mysteries! Even if his death was ruled as a suicide, there are a lot of conspiracy theories about it! You will be able to see in the museum not only ancient furniture, documents and pictures, but also GetΓΊlio’s pyjamas with the bullet hole and the weapon used by him. As he said in his last farewell, he was β€œleaving life to enter history”.

The undeniable truth is thatΒ it is a very beautiful site withΒ awesome architecture, whereΒ people can learn a lot about Brazil and our transitions from aΒ monarchy to aΒ republic. It is a fantastic combination of nature and architecture in an urban setting. You will not only learn about history and visit the palace, one of Rio’s treasures for nature lovers are the gardens of PalΓ‘cio do Catete. Grassy lawns, lots of trees, with a lake and even a cave! You can rest in the shade of 19th century palm trees and even interact with some wildlife such as ducks and little marmoset monkeys.

In this activity we will walk through the quiet, charming park belonging to the palace, and work our way towards the insideΒ of the building. It isΒ aΒ nice place to relax,Β talk, practice our Portuguese,Β enjoy the company of our colleagues, all while visitingΒ the last presidential palace ofΒ Rio de Janeiro. How about weΒ go andΒ see thisΒ wonderful place? Come with us and enjoyΒ another interesting and historical landmark inΒ Rio with ourΒ RioLIVE! Activity.

See here our last visits to Parque do Catete:

February 2022
 November 2021 February 2020January 2020 December 2019
 August 2019 July 2019April 2019 December 2018
April 2018January 2018November 2017October 2017
June 2017February 2017January 2017December 2016
September 2016July 2016March 2016December 2015
October 2015September 2015July 2015May 2015
January 2015December 2014Novembro 2014Outubro 2014
Setembro 2014MarΓ§o 2014Janeiro 2014Julho 2013
Catete Palace. Portuguese students relaxing and speaking Portuguese in Catete Park.
Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese students relaxing and speaking the language.