In the perfectly preserved former summer palace of the emperors you can now look around this museum of the history of imperial Brazil. Its collection includes a sublime sceptre, period furniture and tapestries, paintings and reconstructions of the di..

The Palácio de Cristal, a splendid glass palace that is a very early example of Belle Epoque design, was imported from France in 1879 by the emperor's son-in-law. The palace was used as a venue for balls and flower shows and was also the scene of the..

The Avenida Koeler, which links the park of Praça da Liberdade and the cathedral, runs alongside a little tree-lined canal. Imperial Petrópolis's smartest street is lined with elegant residences including the Pálacio da Princesa Isabel (to this day t..