Grandjean de Montigny and Rio de Janeiro in the 19th century

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The features of the French architect Grandjean de Montigny played a relevant role in the transformations and adaptations produced in the city's landscape, aiming to adapt to the new status acquired with the reception of the Royal family and the Portuguese court in 1808.

For the curators of the show “Grandjean de Montigny and Rio de Janeiro in the 19th century - Plans and projects of a French architect for a metropolis under construction” Laura Abreu and Claudia Ribeiro, the idea is to get the visitor to travel through a Rio de Janeiro of the early 19th century, from a perspective of sea vision to the green of the mountains that frame their unforgettable landscape.