Tiled façade
Azulejos.
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The Solar do Jambeiro, also known as the Palacete Bartholdy, is a historic house in the São Domingos district of Niterói, on Guanabara Bay facing Rio de Janeiro. It was built in 1872 by the Portuguese merchant Bento Joaquim Alves Pereira on a small farm on Rua Presidente Domiciano, and its façade is known for its Portuguese glazed tiles. It was its builder's home, then let to a doctor, and from May 1887 to March 1888 the famous painter Antônio Parreiras lived here before building his own house nearby, now a museum. In 1892 the owner sold it to the Danish diplomat Georg Christian Bartholdy, who lived here for nearly thirty years and gave it its second name. Today the mansion is a cultural centre run by Niterói's arts foundation, hosting fine-art exhibitions, seminars, courses in heritage conservation and restoration, and theatre and music. Entry is usually free; pair it with the nearby Antônio Parreiras Museum.
Azulejos.
Fine art.
Nearby.
São Domingos district, Niterói
Museu Antônio ParreirasThe Antônio Parreiras Museum is dedicated to one of Brazil's great painters (1863 minutes walk4.2
Museu do IngáThe Museum of History and Arts of the State of Rio de Janeiro, known as the Muse3 minutes walk4.7
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (MAC)The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, MAC, is Oscar Niemeyer's flying saucer: a w7 minutes walk4.5
Caminho NiemeyerThe Caminho Niemeyer (Niemeyer Way) is a set of cultural buildings designed by O18 minutes walk4.7Because the Danish diplomat Georg Bartholdy bought it in 1892 and lived there for nearly thirty years.