Rio de Janeiro's Centro

We spent our last full day in Rio exploring the Centro or downtown area. Our first stop was the Rio de Janeiro Cathedral, which is an great example of modern architecture, which we love.
Here is the amazing cross outside the cathedral.





Here we are walking up to the main entrance to the cathedral.



Looking up from the center of the interior. There are 4 beautiful stain glass panels.









Here is a great modern building across the street we really enjoyed.



The National Theater



National Library



Shots from Praca XV, a square with the Imperial Palace and other interesting builds.





We walked by the Saara Market which is a HUGE, crazy local market in downtown.