CITY TOUR PETRÓPOLIS IMPERIAL FREQUENCY: Tuesday to Sunday APPROXIMATE DURATION (including travel): 12h BOARDING TIMES From 07h45 to 09h30 BOARDING PLACES: South and Center Zone (to consult) WHAT INCLUDES: Executive Transportation Accredited Tourism Guide Imperial Museum ticket WHAT DOES NOT INCLUDE: Lunch, drinks and desserts Tickets and items from Casa do Alemão and Chocolateria Katz SCRIPT: German House Quitandinha Palace Imperial Palace São Pedro de Alcântara Cathedral Crystal Palace Katz Chocolate House Santos Dumont House

The pointed side towers and ogival windows of the Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara are typical of French and German Gothic. Inside, beautiful stained glass windows depict images of saints, Christ and the Holy Family. Via Crucis, of patinated plaster, is French, as is the image of São Pedro de Alcântara, carved in Carrara marble. But the main attraction of the sanctuary is the Imperial Mausoleum: on the tombstones of Dom Pedro II, Dona Teresa Cristina, Conde d’Eu and Princesa Isabel, life-size sculptures represent them. Notice that, due to an optical illusion, the emperor's chest seems to move, as if he is still breathing.

It was opened in 1884 to house exhibitions of flowers, birds and agricultural products. Its precast structure, in cast iron, was commissioned from a foundry in France by Count D`Eu, being assembled in Petrópolis by engineer Eduardo Bonjean. Today it hosts cultural events and exhibitions. Its most beautiful party was held on Easter Sunday, 1888, in which Princess Isabel, along with her children, delivered letters of freedom to slaves, most of whom compensated their masters with a remarkable campaign developed in the city. Listed by the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute, it is part of the architectural and landscape complex of the former Praça da Confluência.

The Imperial Museum, in Petrópolis, was the refuge of the imperial family in the summer. Walking through the palace halls is like moving into a history book. Everything seems intact, as if Dom Pedro II and his family still frequented the place. Walking through the halls of the Imperial Museum's palace is like traveling inside a history book. One of the thrones used by Dom Pedro II is in the State Room, the feeling is that the emperor can enter there at any time. It gathers relics such as furniture, jewelry and documents from the Second Reign (1840/1889). In the attached hall, there are carriages and the locomotive that made the route Rio de Janeiro-Juiz de Fora by the Estrada de Ferro Mauá. The garden values construction even more. In the jewelry room. It is impossible not to be impressed with the scepter made for the consecration of D. Pedro I, with the crown of diamonds and pearls of D. Pedro II or with the gold and ruby feather used by Princess Izabel to sign the abolition of slavery.

It was the summer residence of Alberto Santos Dumont, the Father of Aviation, and is known as “The Enchanted House”. The museum has a collection of objects, books, letters and furniture, as well as the shower and the entrance staircase, with racket-shaped steps, which can only be accessed by starting with the right foot. The Enchanted House reveals much of Santos Dumont's personality. A large room served as both a library and office; on the lower floor, his workshop and laboratory; on the upper floor, his bathroom and bedroom. On the terrace, embedded in the tin roof, is the observatory where he spent hours admiring the stars. The building is a French Alpine-style chalet. An interesting fact about the house is that it had no kitchen and all meals were brought from the Palace Hotel, currently the building of the Catholic University of Petrópolis, next to the Flower Clock. The staircase cut in the shape of a racket draws the visitor's attention, which forces anyone who wants to climb it to always start with the right foot.