Plaza Río de Janeiro

It is east of Fuente de Cibeles and north of Plaza Luis Cabrera.

The central feature of Plaza Río de Janeiro is a fountain with a replica of Michelangelo’s David.

This plaza is surrounded by old mansions and modern residential buildings.

[1] In 1922 it was renamed Plaza Río de Janeiro at the initiative of José Vasconcelos, then Secretary of Public Education, possibly because Mexico was invited to attend the celebration of the centenary of Brazil's independence that year.

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