Aquarium
AquaRio
Cavernous former cold-storage warehouse now a saltwater aquarium with dozens of shark species.
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About this audio guide
This guide to AquaRio, the largest saltwater aquarium in South America, follows Marcelo Szpilman, a Rio teenager set on a lifelong path by one throwaway scene in a 1977 James Bond film. It traces his decades diving with nearly every shark species on earth to fight the perception that they, not people, are the threat, and the derelict Cibrazem cold-storage warehouse the city leased him in 2008 to make his case. Look for the humpback whale skeleton near the entrance, found on a nearby beach after being struck by a passing ship.
This audio guide was created using AI.