The North Zone is a heavily populated industrial center, while the now accessible West Zone is the site of much of the city's most recent growth. The center contains a number of buildings with styles that reflect its history and culture. © Digital Vision/Getty ImagesA few blocks to the south is the National Museum of Fine Arts, an example of French neoclassical design. Across the street is the Municipal Theater and a block down is its architectural sister, the National Library. The historic Municipal Legislative Building, across the street from the library, sits on the edge of Cinelandia, which is a strip of sidewalk cafes, bars and restaurants. A few blocks west of Campo de Santana is the long stretch of low white buildings housing elementary schools. for most of the year, but briefly serving as an elongated stadium accommodating some 60,000 spectators for the Carnival competition among the largest escolas (mainly community samba associations), each involving thousands of dancers and costumed musicians. At the northern end of this stadium, commonly known as sambódromo, is the monument dedicated to the 17th-century Afro-Brazilian hero Zumbi dos Palmares. © Digital Vision/Getty