Museu Carmin Miranda

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This small museum is a must when visiting Rio de Janeiro. In a small park overlooking the ocean, the museum is a refitted parks department building resembling a space ship. It's filled with costumes from Carmen Miranda's Hollywood days and photos rettracing her life, from her birth in Portugal to her fame on the world stage.

Museu Historical National

National Historical Museum, created in 1922, is one of the most important museums in Brazil, with a collection of more than 287,000 items, among which the largest numismatic collection of Latin America.
O conjunto arquitetônico que abriga o Museu desenvolveu-se a partir do Forte de Santiago, na Ponta do Calabouço, um dos pontos estratégicos para a defesa da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. The architectonic complex that houses the Museum is from Fort Santiago in Ponta Dungeon, one of the strategic points to defend the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Museu do Indio

Housed in an elegant 19th-century mansion in a quiet part of Botafogo, the Indian Museum's collection is one of the most important in Latin America, with over 14,000 artifacts, 16,000 papers and books on indigenous topics, and over half a million historical documents on Brazilian Indian tribes. All that sounds a little dry, but the museum is anything but. Instead, its exhibits are some of the most innovative and artistic I have come across in a Brazilian museum, including striking wall-size black-and-white photos adorned with colored feathers and a display on kids' toys where the objects dangle from the ceiling at various heights. The symbolism of the hunt is portrayed in a dark room with just a ray of light illuminating the floor, casting an eerie glow on spears and animal skulls. There are no signs in English, but the exhibits are so vivid they speak for themselves. For kids there is a gallery with (washable) body paint and a large selection of stamps so they can practice adorning themselves as warriors, hunters, chiefs, or shamans. It's a great spot for children and an easy place to spend 2 hours. As a good portion of the displays are outside, avoid going on a rainy day.

Museu de PublicaThe seat of the Brazilian government from 1897 to 1960, this beautiful baroque palace in Rio's Flamengo district is now home to the Museu da Republica, dedicated to the fascinating history of the Brazilian Republic.
If walls could speak, just imagine what the rose marble and granite ones of this former presidential palace would say. During the 63 years it served as the seat of power, the building was home to a total of 18 presidents. When Brasilia became the new capital in 1960, the palace was officially turned into the Museu da Republica.

One of the most dramatic events that took place here was twice-president Getulio Vargas' suicide in August 1951, after mounting opposition threatened to overthrow his rule. Three rooms are dedicated to recounting the life of Vargas, nicknamed "Father of the Poor". Among the museum's treasures are the very gun he used to shoot himself and the nightshirt he was wearing at the time.

The museum, which also houses a café, art gallery, theatre and cinema, regularly hosts a variety of cultural events.

Museu do Nacional

The national museum brings together the largest scientific collection of research laboratories and graduate schools. The componant parts of the exhibits open to the public are part of the 20 million items of scientific collections preserved and studied by the Departments of Anthropology, Botany, Entomology, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Geology and Paleontology.

Museu do Carnaval

This fabulous museum shows the development of Macau by carnival costumes, floats, pictures and documents of the blocks of the city from 1951. Personal efforts of President of the institution.
A must see.

Museu Internacional de Arte Naif do Brasil

This is another do not miss museum, located just a few hundred yards from the Corcovado tram station. Sometimes known as primitive or ingenue art, its practitioners paint from the heart, portraying the daily life common folks. Whatever they lack of technical skill, they more than make up for by the cheerful and expressive drawings and the vibrant use of colors.

Two of the largest naive art paintings in the world are on display here. One a massive picture postcard of Rio, the other a mural that in portraying the history of Brazil since 1500 wraps itself around three of the mezzanine walls.

The top floor is exclusively reserved for local artists. Visitors will recognize many popular scenes from Carioca;s daily life, such as a Flamengo - Fluminense soccer game at the Maracana stadium, the samba parade, the beach, and the small neighborhood botequim cafe;s.

A number of pieces are for sale, but be aware that "naive" doesn't mean cheap. Prices range from $100. - $3,000.

Museu de Arte Maderna

The museum of modern art o0f Bahia hosts a collection of over a thousand pieces, including paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, created by famous artists of Brazilian modernism, as well as the names of more resent generations, as Emanoel Araujo, Master Didi, Mario Cravo Neto, Marepe and Caetano Dias. The heterogeneous group is representative of the various visual trends that have developed from the late50;s, reached the contemporary production.

Created in 1959, the museum had its foundation and early activities in 1960. Implemented by the architect and designer of Italian Lina Bo Bardi, the museum occupies the colonial architecture of Unhao, a postcard town built in the seventeenth century by the sea and adapted to function as exhibition space.

The environment is still composed by a sculpture park, a place that brings together outdoor three dimensional pieces by contemporary artists and a place overlooking a panoramic view of the Bay of All Saints. The Museum of Modern Art of Bahia is a must see.

Planetario da Gavea

In order to disseminate the science of astronomy and develop cultural projects, the Planetarium Foundation promotes different activities such as summit meetings, interactive experiments, observations, the telescope, courses, lectures and exhibitions.

Museu do Universo - O museu, em forma de nave espacial, demonstra 56 dos principais experimentos interativos de astronomia, com os quais o público pode interagir e aprender um pouco mais do assunto. Museum of the Universe - The museum, shaped spacecraft, shows 56 major interactive experiments in astronomy, with which the public can interact and learn a little more on the subject.

Museum of the universe Praça dos Telescópios - A observação do céu é feito nesta praça localizada no terraço do local que é aberto ao público de terça a sexta-feira, das 18h30 às 20h30, exceto em dias nublados e feriados. Square Telescope - Observing the sky is made in this plaza located on the terrace.

For the former residence of the Emperors of Brazil also called Paço Imperial, see Paço de São Cristóvão.

Architect José Fernandes Pinto Alpoim

The Paço Imperial (Brazilian Portuguese: [?pasu ?pe?i?au], European Portuguese: [?pasu ?p??i?a?]), or Imperial Palace, is a historic building in the centre of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Paço Imperial was built in the 18th century to serve as residence for the governors of colonial Brazil and was later used by King John VI of Portugal and the rulers of the Empire of Brazil, Pedro I and Pedro II. It was one of the main political centres of Brazil for nearly 150 years, from 1743 to 1889.

The Paço Imperial is located in the Praça XV in central Rio. Due to its architectural and historical significance, it is one of Brazil's most important historic buildings. Nowadays it serves as a cultural centre.

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