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Confeitaria Colombo was founded in 1894 by Portuguese immigrants Joaquim Borges de Meireles and Manuel José Lebrão. Its architecture, inspired by the European cafes, was representative of Rio de Janeiro's belle époque .
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The menu included bowls of ice cream decorated with different shapes such as chickens and pyramids, and baskets of peaches. The European-influenced architecture, prevalent during the Brazilian Belle Époque, converted the confectionery into an elegant space, attracting the high society of Rio de Janeiro. In 1980, as the centenary of Casa Cavé ...
The Centro area also has several museums such as the National Museum of Fine Arts and the National Historical Museum. Other important historical attractions in downtown Rio include its Passeio Público , an 18th-century public garden, as well as the imposing arches of the Carioca Aqueduct and the Casa Cavé , the oldest confectionery in the city.
Zona Central (Central Region) is the historical, administrative, and financial centre of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has been undergoing a major revitalisation since it was rediscovered by locals in the 1990s.
The Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (Portuguese: Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil) in Rio de Janeiro, also known as CCBB Rio de Janeiro or CCBB RJ, is located on Primeiro de Março Street, opposite Largo da Candelária, in the Central Zone of the city, and has a built-up area of 19,243 square meters.
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Mary C. Karasch, Slave Life in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1850 (Princeton University Press, 1987) Jeffrey D. Needell, A Tropical Belle Epoque: Elite Culture and Society in Turn-of-the-Century Rio de Janeiro (Cambridge University Press, 1987) "Rio de Janeiro City", Brazil (4th ed.), Lonely Planet, 1998, p. 146+, ISBN 9780864425614 – via Open Library