Depart for the imperial Summer residence of Petrópolis, still home to the heir to the throne, Dom Pedro de Orleans e Bragança!

The tombs of Brazil's first Emperor, Dom Pedro II, his wife, Dona Teresa, and the liberator of the slaves, Princess Isabela, are all here.

View the Crystal Palace, built in France as a greenhouse to grow orchids.

Visit the Imperial Museum, in Dom Pedro II's former palace.

Petrópolis was also home to the so-called "father of aviation" - and inventor of the wristwatch - Santos Dumont.

Cross the 11km long bridge across the Bahia Guanabara heading for the lake region, Região dos Lagos, misnamed for its lagoons.