Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum,

A 15 minute ferry ride across Guanabara Bay from Praca Quinze in downtown Rio leads to the neighborhood of Niteroi. A further 5 minute taxi ride will take guests to the entrance of one of Brazil's most iconic buildings, Oscar Niemeyer's Contemporary Art Museum (MAC). Though critics say that the building is usually more impressive than the art within, MAC still hosts a huge variety of exhibitions of international artists, talks by noted speakers, and cinema specials that will interest art lovers. The round building offers a panorama of the bay unlike anywhere else.