This is usually a part of our historic city tour. CCBB is a beautiful landmark building, former HQ of Bank of Brazil. There are 3 theatres and 2 cinemas in the building and constantly new exhibitions and interactive goings-on in the lobby. It i a popular space and has children activities on Saturdays and Sundays. The elevators are dated to... More

Downtown Rio de Janeiro. This place is a historic place. There you find exhibitions and a permanent exhibition of the origin of Bank of Brasil and the currency evolution.

Most people go to Rio to enjoy the sun and the beaches. Going to Rio in July is beautiful, and visiting downtown with its ancient churches, beautiful museums and fantastic restaurants is priceless. Walk down Primeiro de Março and see the old Cathedral, Banco do Brasil and the Paço Imperial. Take a look at Arco do Teles and have fried... More

During our time in Rio the Centro Cultural was the biggest disappointment in terms of attractions of all the sites we visited. It was nice to walk to the center of the building and enjoy the domes that make up the middle of the building. The architecture is impressive, especially considering that it was once a functioning bank. In modern... More

Presume this was the Central Bank Head Office - worth visiting just to see the inside.- now a cultural centre. Always something on - currently (April 2013) a really great exhibition on Animation and Cartoons prob 40 or so different cartoons all on at the same time from 21st C to Bits of Snow White, MM etc etc. On the... More

The building was very nice and exhibits just ok. Having read reviews before visiting I was expecting more...but was let down. Thought they could have put more effort into all exhibits. The building was beautiful...lots of people to provide security and information...but everything else was average to below average. We checked the block off sites to see in Rio at... More

A great building that houses exhibitions. Depending on the topic will depend on how much you enjoy your experience. Our visit was good enough - focusing on Movie animation. And a different treat of on the ground floor of being able to create our own sand art

It`s impressive building and always some good exhibitions to see, most of time for free. There`s also caffee and bookstore available.

The building itself ia already worth visiting for its historical relevance and the exhibits always of great artistic importance!