My last stop on my travels in Brazil! Here I am at Parque Lage at the foot of Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janiero, Brazil! THIS MANSION IS SOOOO HUGE!
Once owned by industrialist Enrique Lage and his wife, a famous singer during her time, the mansion was remodeled in the 1920s by Italian architect Mario Vodrel. Decades later, in the 1960s, the land was converted into a public park and walking trails were installed through the subtropical forests of Tijuca National Park that surround the mansion. Monkeys can be seen feasting in the trees high above the trails. The Parque Lage grounds also include musty old stables, a mysterious cave, a castle-like tower, a massive aquarium. The mansion now houses an art school, the Escola de Artes Visuals do Parque Lage (Visual Arts School of Parque Lage), which showcases galleries of student art to visitors and hosts a courtyard cafe. Click to read more here!
A new adventure begins tomorrow with Around the World with Gummibär!
Until then, watch the latest language video, “Eu Sou O Gummy Bear”:
