For those who want to understand the Rio that has reinvented itself facing the sea.
The revitalization of the port area of Rio de Janeiro, driven by the 2016 Olympic Games, has transformed the Olympic Boulevard into one of the most surprising and vibrant routes in the city — a strip of culture, art, and history that stretches along the shore of Guanabara Bay and reveals a Rio that few visitors know and many locals are still discovering.
The itinerary is a walk through a territory where urban art and historical memory coexist naturally and elegantly.
The Museum of Tomorrow, designed by Santiago Calatrava, rises over the pier like a futuristic sculpture that questions, provokes, and enchants — one of the most daring and celebrated buildings in contemporary Brazilian architecture.
The MAR — Museum of Art of Rio anchors the other end of the route with a program that celebrates the identity and cultural diversity of Rio. Between the two, murals by Brazilian and international artists transform the walls into monumental canvases, in an open-air gallery that changes with each visit.
A stroll that reveals a Rio in motion — a city that honors its past while courageously and creatively shaping its future. The Olympic Boulevard is not just a postcard of urban renewal in Rio.
It is a declaration that Rio, when it wants to, reinvents itself with a beauty that few places in the world could reach.