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Aterro do Flamengo

Large urban park beside Guanabara Bay, built on land reclaimed from the sea in the 1950s and 1960s. The urban design is by Affonso Eduardo Reidy, with landscaping by Roberto Burle Marx, and Lota de Macedo Soares took part in the project. It links the districts of Glória, Flamengo and Botafogo and has sports courts, lawns and tree-lined walks. From the park you can see Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar). It is home to the Museum of Modern Art, a work by Reidy.

Things to do at Aterro do Flamengo: 3 missions

• Stroll through the Burle Marx gardensWalk along the tree-lined paths and notice the groups of plants designed by Burle Marx.
• Look at the architecture of the Museum of Modern ArtGo up to the Museum of Modern Art building and look at its concrete structure with slanted columns.
• Photograph Sugarloaf (Pão de Açúcar) from the parkFind a spot by the bay and photograph Pão de Açúcar in the background with the sea in front.

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Source: Wikipedia