Museums

H. Stern Museum and Workshop Tour
Permanent exhibition of jewelry collection including rare mineral specimen, the world’s largest collection of cut tourmalines jelwelry which won several international contests.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Garcia D’Ávila, 113 - Ipanema
Phone: (21) 2106-0000
E-mail: tmk@hstern.com.br
Website: http://www.hstern.com.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-6:30pm - Sat, 8:30am-2pm

Life Museum
This interactive science museum spotlights topics linked to life, from the viewpoint of a variety of disciplines: mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, history, ecology etc, emphasizing scientific knowledge about the evolution of the Universe and Life, as well as the achievements of man in understanding all this. This museum has several areas interlinked by a science Train: science on stage (theater, plays, video centers and experimentation laboratory), Biodiscovering (microscope planisphers and mulimedia) and the Science Park (13 open air interactive plays). Besides the architectural, artistic and cultural Fiocruz heritage with scientific collections, there is the history of the scientific feats at Manguinhos since the times of the public health pioneer Oswaldo Cruz also, the Mourisco palace that can be visited accompanied by guides and the greenery of the park.
Free Entry.
Guided visits by appointment except on Saturdays and Sundays.
Venue: Av. Brasil, 4.365 - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - FIOCRUZ - Manguinhos
Phone & Fax: (21) 2598-4221
E-mail: museudavida@coc.ficruz.br
Website: http://www.museudavida.fioruz.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 9am-5pm (by appointmente) Sat-Sun, 10am-4 pm

Republic Museum
The Catete Palace - seat of Brazil’s Republican Government from 1897 to 1960 and stage the activities of eighteen Presidents - has seen some of the most important events in Brazil’s political life, including the Declaration of Brazil’s entry into World Wars I and II, and the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas in 1954. Transformed into a museum when Brasília became the nation’s capital in 1960, and closed for restoration from 1983 through 1989, the Republic Museum reopened with a broad-ranging cultural program that includes exhibitions, concerts, plays, movies, videos, boutiques, restaurants and a book-store. In 1993 it became the first computerized museum in Latin American with multimedia kiosks and a well equipped reference center offering 20,000 books. 7,000 items and 80,000 documents mirroring the history of Brazil.

Visits by appointment for schools
Free Entry on Wednesdays.

Permanent Exhibitions:

* THE REPUBLICAN VENTURE
The history of the Republic is told through historic movements, cultural expression and religious cults. The exhibition consists of more than a thousand pieces from the Museum's collection, besides photographs, videos,light and sound. Gisela Magalhães and Joel Rufino are the curators.

* I, GETÚLIO
The exhibition, in a multimedia style, work of the artists Cafi, Marcelo Dantas and Rico Lins, looks over the personal collection of President Getúlio Vargas - documents, books, personal and campaign objects - donated by his Granddaughter Celina Vargas do Amaral Peixoto. Divided into four segments, the exhibition Eu, Getúlio draws a profile of the statesman in relation to outstanding and recent historical events.

* CHRONOLOGY ROOM
The exhibition aims to be an aid to schools presenting the main events of the last 110 years of Brazilian History, with a few incursions into World History. Complement: Leticia Muhana's and Beth Rio's video "Nós, Brasil",
sponsored by Ipiranga.

* ELECTRIFY YOURSELF!
Video installation by Marcelo Dantas in the building of the Palace's former electricity generator.
Venue: Rua do Catete, 153 - Catete
Phone: (21) 2558-6350
Fax: (21) 2285-0795
E-mail: museu@museudarepublica.org.br
Website: http://www.museudarepublica.org.br
Time: Tues-Fri, noon-5pm - Sat-Sun-Holidays, 2pm-6pm

Amsterdam & Sauer Gemstones Museum
Over 3,000 items, including many gemstones and minerals, constituting one of the most important collections of its type. Visit two life-size replicas of mines.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Garcia D'Ávila, 105 - Ipanema
Phone: (21) 2512-1132
Website: http://www.amsterdamsauer.com
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm - Sat, 10am-4pm

Banco do Brasil Museum
The Museum is housed in three rooms to the 4th floor of the CCBB - Banco do Brasil Cultural center, formerly the Chairman´s offices. The exhibit contains items from the CCBB Rio collection, from the National Library and the Historical Archives. The pieces include furniture, canvases, safes, vases, lamp-holders, inkwell, clock, assorted equipment, photographs and items from the Banco do Brasil numismatics collection.
Venue: Rua Primeiro de Março, 66/4º - Centro
Phone: 3808-2020
E-mail: ccbbrio@bb.com.br
Website: http://www.bb.com.br/cultura
Time: Visits for groups by appointment

Brazilian Press Museum
The museum occupies an area of 600 sq.m at the headquarters of the State of Rio de Janeiro Official Press and is the only one specializing in the history of the Brazilian press. Its collection is made up of publications which register important moments in history such as the copy of the newspaper O Fluminense of May16th, 1888, declaring the abolition of slavery, the special edition of the Folha de São Paulo informing the death of Santos Dumont and also a commemmoration of the 100 years of the Proclamation of the Republic in the Jornal do Brasil. One of the main attractions is a replica of the printing press used by Gutemberg for the first printing of a book with mobile characters: The Gutemberg Bible, known as the first step of the written press. By means of the permanent exhibition “Brazil in the Era of the Press”, visitors may view books, albums, rare copies of the country’s newspapers, old typewriters and presses and electronic composers.
Visits by appointment for groups. Free Entry.

Venue: Rua Marquês de Olinda, 29 - Centro - Niterói
Phone: (21) 2620-1122
Time: Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm

Carmen Miranda Museum
Costumes, jewelry, photographs that pertained to Carmem Miranda who charmed Hollywood in the 40’s. Guided visits for groups by appointment. Free Entry
Venue: Parque Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes (em frente ao nº 560 da Av. Rui Barbosa) - Flamengo
Phone & Fax: (21) 2299-5586
Time: Tues-Fri, 10am-5pm - Sat-Sun, Noon-5pm

Casa do Pontal Folk-Art Museum
The museum presents one of the most beautiful and complete visions of the Brazilian culture. The collection, fruit of 40 years of researches of the French designer Jacques van de Beuque, has 5,000 pieces of more than 200 artists from the whole country. The museum is set on a pleasing summer-residence in one of the most beautiful corners of the city, only 45 minutes from Copacabana, between the sea and the ecological reserve of the Grumari range.
Guided visits by appointment.
Venue: Estrada do Pontal, 3.295 - Recreio dos Bandeirantes
Phone: (21) 2490-4013
Phone & Fax: (21) 2490-3278
E-mail: pontal@openlink.com.br
Website: http://www.popular.art.br
Time: Tues-Sun, 9:30am-5pm

Casa dos Pilões Museum
Set in Brazil earliest gunpowder factory, dating back to 1808, this museum offers information recorded in English and Portuguese, and shows how gunpowder was manufactured through a motorized mock-up.

Venue: Rua Jardim Botânico, 1.008 - Jardim Botânico
Phone: (21) 2294-9349
E-mail: cvis@jbrj.gov.br
Website: http://www.jbrj.gov.br
Time: Mon-Sun, 8am-5pm

Contemporary Art Museum
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, this Museum houses an impressive collection of contemporary Brazilian art. Covering 2,000m2, its surrounding verandah offers breath-taking views of Niterói, with the Sugar Loaf, Pedra da Gávea and Christ the Redeemer a top of Corcovado across the Guanabara Bay.Guided visits.

Venue: Mirante da Boa Viagem, s/n - Boa Viagem - Niterói
Phone: (21) 2620-2481 / (21) 2620-2400
E-mail: macadministracao@culturaniteroi.com.br
Website: http://www.macnit.com.br
Time: Tues-Sun, 10am-6pm Wed, Free entry

Earth Sciences Museum
Inaugurated in 1907, its mineral, rock, ore, meteorite and fossil collection offers the visitors a rare opportunity of appreciating either the beautiful natural shapes of the crystals or the scientific information on several geological materials, both local and international. In the meteorite windows - portraying rocks from the outer space -, the visitor can observe the shapes, colors and frames of true extraterrestrial materials. Today, the exhibition has around 5,000 geological samples.
Free Entry.

Venue: Av. Pasteur, 404/2º - Urca
Phone: (21) 2295-0032
Fax: (21) 2295-4896
Time: Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm

Edison Carneiro Folklore Museum
Set up in two residences dating from the end of the 19th century, and whose architectonic structure belongs to the National heritage through the Institute of National Historical and Artistic heritage (IPHAN), the Edison Carneiro Folklore Museum was created in 1968, although its collection has been mounted from the 1980s through the Defense of Brazilian Folklore Campaign. Its permanent exhibition, set up again in 1994, contains about 1,400 objects which tell on the many possible histories of Brazilian man and is organized in five theme units: Life, Technique, Religion, Feasts & Art.
Venue: Rua do Catete, 181 - Catete
Phone: (21) 2285-0441
Fax: (21) 2205-0090
Time: Tues-Fri 11am - 6pm - Sat, Sun and holidays, 3pm - 6pm

Eva Klabin Rapaport Foundation
The former residence of Eva Klabin Rapaport houses the works of art she collected for sixty years. The very diversified collection contains 1100 pieces from four continents. In the many ambiances of this house-museum antique Egiptian, Greek and Chinese pieces, paintings, sculptures, silver, furniture and carpets are on display.
Guided Visits, from June 24

Venue: Av. Epitácio Pessoa, 2.480 - Lagoa
Phone & Fax: (21) 2523-3471
E-mail: cultura@evaklabin.org.br
Website: http://www.evaklabin.org.br
Time: Wed-Sun, 2:30pm-4pm

Gama Filho University Museum
Set up as a heritage institution, this museum houses a collection recounting the history of education in Brazil, spotlighting research projects enhancing social development in lower income areas such as the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, including interviews, photographs and unpublished documents dating back to the XIX Century.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Manuel Vitorino, 625 - Piedade
Phone: (21) 2599-7117
Fax: (21) 2599-7192
E-mail: museugf@ugf.br
Website: http://www.ugf.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm

Historic and Heritage Institute Castro Maya Museums
AÇUDE MUSEUM
Estrada do Açude, 764 - Alto da Boa Vista
Tels.: 2492-2119, 2492-5219
acude@museuscastromaya.com.br
Open: Thurs-Sun, 11pm-5pm.
Free Entry on Thursday.
Located in an area of 150,000m2 of Atlantic Rainforest cut by 7,5 kilometers of signposted hiking trails and surrounded by lovely gardens with ornamental Portuguese ceramics Installations by Brazilian contemporary artists, such as Iole de Freitas, Anna Maria Maiolino and Helio Oiticica can also be seen in the Museum’park. The main building houses a major Portuguese life collection dating back to the XVII-XIX centuries, Brazilian colonial furniture and one of the most significant collections of oriental art in a Brazilian public institution, with examples of Chinese and Indian sculpture, East India Company porcelain and oriental ceramics.

CHÁCARA DO CÉU MUSEUM
Rua Murtinho Nobre, 93 - Santa Teresa
Tels.& Fax: 2507-1932, 2224-8981
chacara@museuscastromaya.com.br
Open: Daily, except Tues, noon-5pm.
Once the home of connoisseur and collector Castro Maya, this mansion today houses a permanent collection of modern art (Portinari, Antônio Bandeira, Di Cavalcanti, Iberê Camargo, Guignard, Picasso, Matisse and Salvador Dali, as well as furniture and decorative items. It also features a collection of Braziliana with maps of XVII and XVIII centuries, paintings, watercolors, engravings and albums by travelers exploring Brazil during the XIX century (Debret, Rugendas, Taunay). Designed by modern architect Wladimir Alves de Souza, this estate offers a panoramic view of the Guanabara Bay and downtown Rio.

Website: http://www.museuscastromaya.com.br

Historical and Diplomatic Museum
A rare example of neoclassical architecture, the Itamaraty Palace, headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1899 to 1970, was built after the design of José Maria Jacinto Rebelo. The building was completed in 1854 as a mansion house and sold to the Republican Government in 1899 when it was occupied by the presidency until 1897. The Palace collection includes furniture, carpets, porcelain, statuettes and paintings. The Historical Archive has a collection of about six million documents, from 1808 until our days. The Map Collection contains 31.800 items between maps, charters, atlas and globes. The Library has about 160 thousand books and more than 1,500 newspaper titles.
A 45 minutes Guided Tours. Free Entry.

Venue: Av. Marechal Floriano, 196 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2253-7691
Fax: (21) 2233-7986
Time: Mon, Wed, Fri, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm (Guided visits)

House of Benjamin Constant Museum
A country estate that was once the home of Benjamin Constant de Magalhães, as teacher of the Royal Military School, he was one of the disseminators of positivism in Brazil, and his involvement in the republican movement had the support of the young Army officers his pupils. During the provisional administration of Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, he was Defence Minister and Minister of the Public Education Correios e Telégrafos, i.e.our first Minister of Education. He taught Mathematics and directed the Blind Boys Institute, later named Benjamin Constant Institute. The area of 10,651 m2 planted with trees which surrounds the museum is the ideal place for leisure and is open to the public daily from 8am until 6pm.
Guided visits by appointment. Free Entry on Saturdays.

Venue: Rua Monte Alegre, 255 - Santa Teresa
Phone: (21) 2509-1248 / (21) 2242-0062
Time: Thurs-Sun, 1pm-5pm

House of Rui Barbosa Museum
Born on November 5th 1849 in Salvador, Bahia, Rui Barbosa studied in Recife and São Paulo. He entered public life at an early age as a provincial and general deputy. A legal expert, journalist, politician and diplomat, he played an active role in the decisive movements shaping the dynamics of the history of Brazil. The mansion housing this museum was the home of Rui Barbosa during the last 28 years of his life. Dating back to 1849, it is an important landmark in XIX century architecture in Rio, reflecting some neo-Classical influence. The museum collection includes 1,400 items of furniture and fittings, as well as decorative objects, and items of personal use, pictures and vehicles, with a 1913 Benz automobile of particular interest, in addition to a priceless library. Covering some 9,000 square meters, this park is one of the few green areas open to the public in the Botafogo district, offering recreational activities for children, and also attracting senior citizens.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua São Clemente, 134 - Botafogo
Phone: (21) 2537-0036
Fax: (21) 2537-1114
E-mail: fcrb@casaruibarbosa.gov.br
Website: http://www.casaruibarbosa.gov.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat-Sun and holidays, 2pm-6pm

Images of The Unconscious Museum
Set up in 1952 by Dr. Nise da Silveira, this Museum features works produced during occupational therapy sessions by patients at the Pedro II Psychiatric Center. Directly linked to the painting and modeling studies of this institution, the Museum receives fresh works every day to add to its collection, currently estimated at around 250,000 items. These images of the unconscious are not only open to interpretation on a therapeutic basis, but also constitute true works of art that stand out for their dramatic harmony, beauty and powers of seduction. Free Entry. Visits by appointment.
Venue: Rua Ramiro Magalhães, 521 - Engenho de Dentro
Phone: (21) 3111-7464
Phone & Fax: (21) 3111-7465
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm

Indian Museum
A building dating back to 1880 that is typical of the townhouses lining the Botafogo district, this is today home to one of the most important collections of artifacts linked to the indigenous peoples of South America. As an scientific and cultural arm of the Nacional Indian Foundation - Funai - Fundação Nacional do Índio, this Museum today holds 14,000 items, together with 500,000 textual documents, 16,000 local and foreign works on indigenous ethnology and related matters constitute the permanent collection of the Marechal Rondon Library, which specializes in these topics, with 50,000 pictures, among photos, films, videos-tapes and 200 sound recordings. In the gardens there is a display of three life-size indigenous environments built by the Indians themselves. The Guarany-Mbyá from the Sapukay village in Bracuí, Angra dos Reis, built a Houseof Prayer (“Opy”). The Xavantes, from Mato Grosso, made their traditional habitation (“Ri´”). The Wajãpi home (“Jurá”) it was built as part of the exhibition “The Wajãpi: Time and Space in the Amazon”. Each piece is viewed as a powerful resource for involving the public as it welcomes visitoros and communicates different feelings and sensations
Guided visits by appointment only, in Portuguese. Ext: 238, 239.

Venue: Rua das Palmeiras, 55 - Botafogo
Phone: (21) 2286-8899
Fax: (21) 2286-0845
E-mail: atividades@museudoindio.org.br
Website: http://www.museudoindio.org.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 9am-5:30pm - Sat-Sun, 1pm-5pm

International Naïve Art Museum of Brazil
The adjective näive is the most frequently used to describe the kind of painting also called ingenuous, self-taught and at times primitive. The museum is set on a pleasant mansion, one block away from the Corcovado train station. Its collection includes the world’s largest and most complete collection of this kind: 8,000 paintings by artists from all over Brazil and 130 countries, dated from the XV century to the present day. The MIAN is an accomplishment of the Lucien Finkelstein Foundation and houses his private collection.
Guided visits and special rates for groups.
Venue: Rua Cosme Velho, 561 - Cosme Velho
Phone: (21) 2205-8612
E-mail: mian@museunaif.com.br
Website: http://www.museunaif.com.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm - Sat-Sun and holidays, noon-6pm

Jewish Museum
Guided visits. Free Entry.
The museum was founded in 1977 and aims at preserving, cultivate and dinamize the culture and memory of the jewish traditions. The visitors will have access to exhibitions related to the culture and history of the jewish immigrants in Rio de janeiro with documents and photos, videos, books and testimonies.

Venue: Rua México, 90/1º - Centro
Phone: (21) 2524-6451
Fax: (21) 2240-1598
E-mail: museujudaico@uol.com.br
Website: http://www.museujudaico.org.br
Time: Mon-Thurs, 10am-4pm - Fri, 10am-2pm

Justice Museum
This Museum organizes and promotes permanent and temporary exhibitions of documents and items that portray the activities of the Judiciary in the History of Brazil since Colonial times. A visit to this Museum includes: the Plenary of the Appeal Court of the former Federal District; which is perfectly preserved with its original furniture; the Closed Courtroom, showing the functions of the former Civil and Criminal Courts; and the Mirrors Room, which houses temporary exhibitions.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Dom Manuel, 29/3º - Centro
Phone: (21) 2588-3765
Fax: (21) 2588-3766
E-mail: museudajustica@tj.rj.gov.br
Website: http://www.tj.rj.gov.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm

Museum of Astronomy and Affiliated Sciences - MCP
One of the research institutes under Brazil’s National Research Council (CNPq), it was opened to the public in 1985. Since then, it has produced studies of Science and History in general, focusing particularly on Brazil and the dissemination of Science and Museology. Its collections consist largely of scientific instruments belonging to the National Observatory.
Its Permanent Exhibition (Four Aspects of Origin) spotlights four aspects of modern science: Origin of the Universe; Origin of Material; Origin of Life; and Origin of Information. This Museum is designed to show how a technologically advanced society developed the concepts of space and time, stressing the importance of scientific instruments. Star-gazers can view the sky from a dome through an equatorial telescope (Heyde, 21 cms) dating back to the 1830s, on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Guided tours: Departament of Education.
Venue: Rua General Bruce, 586 - São Cristóvão
Phone: (21) 2580-7010
Fax: (21) 2589-4965
E-mail: mast@mast.com.br
Website: http://www.mast.com.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 10am-5pm - Sat-Sun, 4pm-8pm

Museum of Ministry of Finance
The museum exhibits items and documentation of the country’s economic and financial history and that of the Treasury and its Ministers.
Guided visits for groups by appointment. Free Entry.
Venue: Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos, 375/A/1003 - Castelo
Phone: (21) 3805-2003 / (21) 3805-2004
E-mail: museurjgra@.fazenda.gov.br
Website: http://www.fazenda.gov.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm

Museum of Modern Art
Conceived in 1948, the institution occupied the annex of the Boavista Bank in the Candelaria district and in 1952, was transferred to the area supported by stilts of the present Gustavo Capanema Palace, then Ministry of Education and Culture. On this second site, the first great Museum of Modern Art exhibition was held with prize winning works from
the 1st São Paulo Biennial in 1951 together with works by various Brazilian artists. In 1958, its final transference to the Flamengo Aterro marked the beginning of a course to encourage the production of modern artistry. This construction represents an architectural mark, which is the result of the design by architect Affonso Eduardo Reidy and the landscape project of Burle Marx. Since August, 1990, when it returned to its normal activities following a fire which occurred in 1978, the Museum has been presenting great national as well as international exhibitions. At present, the Museum has a collection of about 11.000 objects with sculptures and paintings by internationally renowned as well as Brazilian artists such as Bruno Giorgi, Maria Martins, Di Cavalcanti and also representatives of neo-concrete art such as Lygia Clark, Helio Oiticica, Franz Weissman, Amilcar de Castro and Wyllis de Castro.
Check by phone visiting hours and current exhibition. The ticket office closes 30 minutes before the end of the visiting hours.

Venue: Av. Infante Dom Henrique, 85 - Parque Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes - Centro
Phone: (21) 2240-4944
Fax: (21) 2240-4899
Website: http://www.mamrio.org.br
Time: Tues-Fri, noon-6pm - Sat-Sun-Holidays, Noon-7pm

Museum of the First Empire
Home of the Marquesa de Santos. Designed by Pierre Joseph Pézerat in neo-classical style, this summer home was commissioned by Emperor Pedro I for his great love Domitila de Castro Canto e Melo, the Marquesa de Santos, who lived here from 1826 to 1829. The main attractions of the house consists of the building and its interior, with murals by Francisco Pedro do Amaral and bas-reliefs by Marc and Zeppherine Ferrez. The history of Brazil’s First Empire (1822-1831) is revealed through contemporary documents.
Free Entry. Guided visits for schools and groups by appointment.
Venue: Av. Pedro II, 293 - São Cristóvão
Phone: (21) 2589-9627
Website: http://www.funarj.rj.gov.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm

Museum of the Imperial Brotherhood of Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro
Inaugurated in 1942, it features XIX century objects of material and historical value donated by Brazilian nobles. Its permanent collection includes vestments, documents, furniture and paintings, as well as other items used in earlier times to celebrate masses and other religious ceremonies.
Venue: Praça N. S. da Glória, 135 - Glória
Phone: (21) 2557-4600
E-mail: irmandade@outeirodagloria.org.br
Website: http://www.outeirodagloria.org.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 9am-noon and 1pm-5pm Sat-Sun, 9am-noon

National Fine Arts Museum
Since it was first established in 1937, the National Fine Arts Museum has been located in the building that once housed the National Fine Arts School. Its neo-Classical facade is a landmark on what was once Avenida Central, today Avenida Rio Branco. Its galleries house Brazilian works of art ranging from the XVII to the XX century, as well as works by foreign artists that include paintings, sculptures and drawings. This Museum also features a collection of folk-art reflecting the regional characteristics of Brazil, in addition to a collection of images, medals, African art, and furniture. It also offers halls for temporary exhibitions. The library has about 15 thousand publications, including Brazilian and foreign works and is open from Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm, Free Entry.
Free Entry on Sundays.
Venue: Av. Rio Branco, 199 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2240-0068
Fax: (21) 2262-6067
E-mail: adm@mnba.gov.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm - Sat-Sun, 2pm-6pm

National History Museum
The National Historical Museum, created in 1922, is one of the most important museums in Brazil, consisting of over 287 thousand items, among which the largest numismatic collection of Latin America. The architectonic complex that houses the Museum had is beginning with the construction of the Santiago Fort, at the Calaboose Point, one of the strategic places for the defense of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Free entry on Sundays.

Permanent Activities:

* Colonization and Dependency
An overview of Brazil’s economic cycles since Colonial times;

* Memories of the Empire
Imperial symbols of power;

* Expansion, Order and Defense
Formation of Brazilian society with expansion and defense movements;

* The Horse-Drawn Carriage Era
Coaches and many other vehicles from the past;

* Homeopathic Pharmacy
Detailed reconstruction of the downtown Rio pharmacy that opened on Rua Gonçalves Dias in 1847 and closed in 1983;

* Ideas and Images of the Divine

* Cannon Yard
Largest collection of cannon dating back to Colonial times, with descriptive texts in Braille;

* Protos Automobile
In permanent exposition since 1996, the 1908 PROTOS automobile, that belonged to the Baron of Rio Branco. Of german origin, the make "PROTOS" became famous at the beginning of this century, due to its legendary participation in the New York-Paris race.

* Equestrian Sculpture of D. Pedro II
Thanks to the team work of the Laboratory of Conservation and Restoration and the financial support of the Museum's Friends Association, in 1999 the restoration of the monumental equestrian statue of D.Pedro II was concluded. Work of sculptor Francisco Manoel Chaves Pineiro, it was molded in gypsum in 1886 to commemorate the surrender in Uruguaiana in September 18, 1865, during the Paraguayan war, the sculpture was never casted in bronze.

* Collection Rodolfo Bernardelli
This 60-piece collection includes busts, molds and models of Rodolfo Bernardelli (1852-1931), perhaps the most renowned sculptor graduated from the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts.

* Collection Armament
The Armament collection is one of the most complete and systematic of the National Historical Museum. With 2,000 arms of national and foreign fabrication, some of which very rare, this collection is being gradually increased.
Classified as "Hunting and War", the objects were used for hunting purposes, target practice, war and personal protection.

* Coins Tell The Story
As part of the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the National History Museum, the permanent exhibition "Coins Tell the Story" will be open to the public from December 2002. It comprehends all systems of trade used by man
from the very first to the implementation in the 21st century of a unified currency - the Euro - to facilitate commercial transactions between countries of the European Union.

* Numismatic Collection
The numismatic collection of the National Historical Museum is the largest in its kind in Latin America and one of the world's most important one.

* Portuguese - Brazilian Reference Center
One of its objectives is to transmit Portuguese culture among museum enthusiasts.
Venue: Praça Marechal Âncora, s/nº - Centro
Phone: (21) 2550-9224 / (21) 2550-9220
E-mail: mhn02@visualnet.com.br
Website: http://www.museuhistoriconacional.com.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm - Sat,Sun and holidays, 2pm-6pm

National Museum
The Palace that has been home to the National Museum since 1892 was donated to the Prince-Regent John VI by Portuguese merchant Elias Antonio Lopes in 1818. After the collapse of the Brazilian Empire, it was used as a barracks, then a school, and finally became the seat of the Assembly that drew up the first Constitution of the Brazilian Republic. Its attractions include fossil skeletons of pre-historic animals and Etruscan ceramics, as well as Egyptian mummies and sarcophagi, together with indigenous weapons and objects, stuffed animals and minerals from all over the world. Part of this collection belonged to Emperor Pedro II, who was a botanist, and his wife the Empress Teresa Cristina, an archeologist. This Museum also has a nursery garden covering 40,000 m2 and a library specializing in the natural and anthropological sciences with 442,000 volumes.
Venue: Quinta da Boa Vista, s/nº - São Cristóvão
Phone: (21) 2568-8262 / (21) 2254-4320
E-mail: museu@mn.ufrj.br
Website: http://www.ufrj.br/museu
Time: Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm

Professor Salles Cunha Odontology Museum
Equipments, books and items reflecting the history of odontology in Brazil and worldwide.
Venue: Rua Barão de Sertório, 85 - Rio Comprido
Phone: (21) 2504-0002
Fax: (21) 2504-3859
E-mail: museu@aborj.org.br
Website: http://www.aborj.org.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 2pm-4pm

Rio de Janeiro Archdiocesan Museum of Sacred Art
The Museum has a precious collection with more than 4,000 pieces registered, such as sculpture, painting, furniture, silver pieces. porcelain, religious costume, medals, decorations, jewelry, devotional objects, John Paul II memorabilia, etc. Of great religious and historic value, this collection made up of objects from the colonial, imperial and republican periods, reflects the life of the Church in Brazil, and manifests the faith of people through art.
Venue: Av. República do Chile, 245 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2240-2669
Time: Wed-Thurs, 10am-4pm Sat-Sun, 9am-noon Sat, Guided visits by appointmente

Rio de Janeiro City Historical Museum
Built in the XIX century, the mansion housing the City History Museum is set in what was once the Morro Queimado coffee plantation, owned by the Marquis of São Vicente. In 1887, it was acquired by the Count of Santa Marinha who redecorated it in its current style. This Museum portrays Rio de Janeiro from its founding in 1565 to the mid-XX century, highlighting the sweeping urban transformations that changed the face of the city. Its permanent collection of some 17,000 items is a major iconographic benchmark, featuring furniture, photographs and paintings by many well-known artists.
Venue: Estrada de Santa Marinha, s/nº - Parque da Cidade - Gávea
Phone: (21) 2512-2353
Fax: (21) 2294-5990
E-mail: mcrj@pcrj.rj.gov.br
Website: http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/culturas
Time: Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm

Roberto Marinho Radio Museum
Inaugurated in March 2004 and open to the public on April 12, the Museum is a initiative of AERJ (Rio de Janeiro Radio and TV Association). Holds, besides the traditional collection, rare recordings, images and stories and will, in the future, house a Training Center for Professionals of the Field.
Venue: Rua da Constituição, 78 - Centro
Phone: 2232-6172
Time: Mon-Fri, noon-5pm, except on holidays

Sound and Image Museum
Free entry.
First audio-visual museum in the country, the MIS houses a precious collection of music scores, videos, films, photos, engravings by Franz Post, caricatures by José Cândido, drawings by Francisco de Paula, serigraphs by Scliar, Cildo Meireles and Aluísio Carvão, besides musical instruments, radios and record players.
Augusto Malta Collection - 20th century Rio with its Carnival, human types, great architectural and urban changes between 1903 and 1936.
Almirante Collection - scores, photos and scripts of radio programs. Collection Elizete Cardoso - scores, photos, scripts of radio programs, trophies, plaques, medals and garments of the great interpreter of Brazilian popular music. Jacob do Bandolim Collection - scores, records, photos, audio tapes, books, catalogues, magazines, cut outs and textual documentation of the greatest interpreter of "chorinho". Nara Le]ão Collection - photographs, trophies, medals, posters and personal documents of the singer. Irmãs Batista Collection - trophies, records, photographs and albums with cutouts related to the artistic life of the sisters Linda and Dircinha. Salvyano Cavalcanti Collection - books and magazines on the cinema besides photographs. Radio Nacional Collection - records, scripts of programs, orchestrations by Radamés Gnatali and Guerra Peixe. Nelson Motta Collection - photographs of Brazilian and nternational personalities of the cinema, theater, television and Brazilian popular music between the 60s and 80s.
Venue: Praça Rui Barbosa, 1 - Praça Quinze de Novembro - Centro
Phone: (21) 2262-7653 / (21) 2262-0309
E-mail: mis@mis.rj.gov.br
Website: http://www.mis.rj.gov.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm

Theatres Museum
A collection of some 36,000 items and documents focused on the history of scenic arts is housed In this Museum, covering some 200200m2. The painting collection displays studies by Eliseu Visconti for the murals decorating the Municipal Theatre in downtown Rio, while the furniture includes chairs from the Lyric Theater - the main entertainment center of Brazil’s Second Empire. The photograph section has some 5,000 studies of artists and their performances, while the library includes many rare books, some dating back to the XVII century, in addition to a collection of programs from the Municipal Theater. The manuscript section includes the score of the opera Jupira, by Francisco Braga, while the wardrobe collection includes treasures such as the costumes worn by Dulcina and Odilon in O Imperador Galante.
Free Entry
Venue: Rua São João Batista, 105 - Botafogo
Phone & Fax: (21) 2286-3234
Time: Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm

Tram Museum
Photo-display portraying the history of the tram in Rio de Janeiro from its introduction to the 1960s, when it went out of service. Exhibition of equipment, trip-recorders, uniforms of conductors and drivers, and scale models of passenger and service trams, as well as a real tram dating back to 1907.

Venue: Rua Carlos Brant, 14 - Santa Teresa
Phone: (21) 2242-2354
Phone & Fax: (21) 2222-1003
Time: Daily, 9am-4:30pm

Urban Cleaning Museum
A rare example of XIX century architecture, this building was declared a national monument preserved by IPHAN in 1938. It was restored by COMLURB in 1996 in order to house the Museum of the Urban Cleaning. In addition to recounting part of the history of Rio, showing how the city grew, solving problems and creating decent living conditions for its residents, it also offers guided tours and recreational activities, as well as seminars, exhibitions and cultural presentations.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Praia do Caju, 385 - Caju - Casa de Banho de D. João VI
Phone: (21) 3890-6021
Phone & Fax: (21) 3890-6027
Time: Tues-Sun, 9am-2pm Sat-Sun, Visits by appointment

Villa-Lobos Museum
Records, concert programs, scores all connected with major Brazilian composer and conductor Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Free Entry.

Venue: Rua Sorocaba, 200 - Botafogo
Phone: (21) 2266-3845
Fax: (21) 2266-3894
E-mail: mvillalobos@museuvillalobos.org.br
Website: http://www.ibase.org.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 10am-5:30pm

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Cultural Centers

Afro-Brazilian Cultural Center of Nilopolis
Escola Municipal de Capoeira Mestre Pastinha.
Specializing in Afro-Brazilian culture, this center deals with the lack of information on this subject. There is a pedagogic library, “capoeira” school (Brazilian style martial arts) under the technical direction of professor Reginaldo Pimentel and such activities as “hydro-capoeira” and exhibitions.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua João Evangelista de Carvalho, 1.661 - Nilópolis
Phone & Fax: (21) 3761-3658
Time: Mon-Fri, 8am-7pm

Art and Progress Foundry
The establishment once worked as an old foundry for safes and ovens and is one of the few remaining buildings after the remodeling of part of the neighborhood in the 1950s to open a large avenue. Parties, events, exhibitions, art courses are promoted here where there is also a theater with seating capacity for 120 people.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua dos Arcos, 24 / 50 - Lapa
Phone: (21) 2220-5070
Time: Mon-Sat 9am-10pm

Arteclara Cultural Center
The attractive feature of the place is that it is open 24 hours a day with every option of entertainment and leisure. There is a theater, Arteclara, a cafeteria, a convenience shop that sells books, magazines, CDs and DVDs, a tobacconist's, a leisure area for children and two classrooms.
Venue: Rua Lopes Quintas, 180 - Jardim Botânico
Phone: (21) 2529-8889 / (21) 2529-8458
Fax: (21) 3204-0019
Time: Mon-Sat, from 9am Sun, from 2 pm

Banco do Brasil Cultural Center
In 1989 the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center was opened. The most complete facility of its kind in Rio, its magnificent library contains over 140,000 volumes on a wide variety of topics, including economics, together with collections of periodicals. It has three theaters, four video rooms, a movie-theater, two auditorium used for courses, lectures and seminars, exhibition rooms and also a tea-room, a restaurant and a bomboniére.

Venue: Rua Primeiro de Março, 66 - Centro
Phone: (21) 3808-2020
Fax: (21) 3808-2101
Website: http://www.bb.com.br/cultura
Time: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun, 10am-9pm Thurs, 10am-10pm

Bernardo Monteverde Memory Space
Engineer Bernardo Monteverde from the state of Santa Catarina was responsible for many works in Brasília at the beginning of the last century. The exhibition has objects, photos and documents which relate part of Brazil’s civil construction. A permanent exhibition of the history of civil engineering in Brazil, with dozens of objects, photographs and documents that record its trajectory.
Venue: Rua Evaristo da Veiga, 55/5º - Centro
Phone: 2533-2000
Website: http://www.bernardomonteverde.com.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 8am-11am, 1pm-5pm

BNDES Center
Inaugurated eighteen years ago, Espaço BNDES has become part of Rio’s cultural itinerary. It offers the population free culture and entertainment with exhibitions and shows in its Art Gallery and Auditorium.
Venue: Av. República do Chile, 100 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2172-7757
Website: http://www.bndes.gov.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm

Brazilian Academy of Letters
The building, a replica of the Trianon of Versalles, was built to house the French delegation at the International Comemorative Exhibition of the Centennial Brazilian Independence, in 1922, and later bestowed by the French Gonvernment so that it became the head office of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. During the one-hour guided tour, visitors will avail themselves of knowing the annexes to the Machado de Assis’s House which includes the Auditorium, the place where academics take office, and the room where the academics meet every Thursday. The Café Academia is open from Monday through Fri, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., for snacks and tea.
Guided visits by appointment: Tel.: 3974-2526
Venue: Av. Presidente Wilson, 231 - Castelo
Phone: (21) 3974-2552 / (21) 3974-2500
Fax: (21) 2220-6695
E-mail: secretaria@academia.org.br
Website: http://www.academia.org.br
Time: Mon and Wed, 2pm and 4pm

Brazilian Historical and Geographical Institute
Founded on October 21st, 1938 in Rio de Janeiro by a group of Brazilian intellectuals the purpose of this institute is to preserve the nation’s culture while encouraging historical and geographical studies, as well as other social sciences focused on Brazil, in addition to gathering and disseminating documents reflecting the formation of the nation. Its library consists of some 500,000 titles, many dating back to the XVI - XIX Centuries, much of which was donated by Emperor Pedro II, including the valuable Teresa Cristina Collection. Its archives include 150,000 documents, manuscripts, official papers and iconography. With its main collection located on the 12th floor, this museum features some 2,300 items, including porcelain, crystal, silverware, medals and decorations, paintings, period furniture and the famous prehistoric skull of the Lagoa Santa Man.
Venue: Av. Augusto Severo, 8/10º, 12º - Glória
Phone: (21) 2252-4430
Time: Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5pm

Caixa Cultural Complex
The complex was created in 1987 and contains the Nelson Rodrigues Theater, considered to be one of the best stages for theater and dance in the country, two art galleries (Galeria de Arte e Minigaleria) for temporary exhibitions and also the thematic bistro”Camarote Café”. The building, a landmark of architecture in the 70s, is in the shape of a trunk of wide-based pyramids and is surrounded by gardens, passageways and small shallow artificial lakes. One of the façades is wholly decorated in high relief by Caribé, while another one is an installation in marble by Pedro Correia de Araújo Filho. Inside, the walls of the ground and second floors are covered with gigantic cared wooden panels by Ernani Macedo and Robert Sá and, on the third floor, is the glass mosaic by Freda Jardim.The program of the Caixa Cultural Complex aims at generating opportunities for new artistic talents and at giving the public access to the works of acclaimed national and international artists.
Free Entry.
Venue: Av. República do Chile, 230 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2262-8152 / (21) 2262-5483
Phone & Fax: (21) 2240-7055
E-mail: remairj@caixa.gov.br
Website: http://www.caixa.gov.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun and holidays, 11am-3pm

Calouste Gulbenkian Cultural Center
The three-story building houses the Gonzaguinha Theater, an auditorium, a video viewing room, the Ismael Nery art gallery and 20 rooms and workshops where courses for artists and technicians whose professions are linked with art are ministered. The Center promotes free musical show programs, theater spectacles, video shows and art exhibitions.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Benedito Hipólito, 125 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2503-4622
E-mail: ouvirmulher@pcrj.rj.gov.br
Website: http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/calouste
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm

Center of Documentation and Information Art
Funarte has in ist Documentation Center nearly one million items on graphic and fine arts, music, photography, theater, dance, opera, circus, cinema and video. Documents, in various frames, keep the cultural memory of the country.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua São José, 50/2º - Centro
Phone: (21) 2533-8090
Phone & Fax: (21) 2262-4516
E-mail: cedoc@funarte.gov.br
Website: http://www.funarte.gov.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm

Centro de Memória do Carnaval
Carnival Memory Center (Centro de Memória do Carnaval)
The space houses, contained in a totally computerized databank, a collection
of over 20 thousand items related to Carnival in Brazil and around the
world: printed matter (books, magazines, newspapers and bulletins), photos,
engravings, audio and VHS tapes, vinyl disks, CDs and DVDs. The highlights
are the collections of researches Amauri Jório and Hiram Araújo on the
history of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro and of the old Carnival Museum.
Venue: Av. Rio Branco, 4 - 2º - Centro
Phone: 2253-7676
E-mail: cultural@liesa.com.br
Time: Visits must be booked beforehand

Constituição Cultural Center
A big old house reformed, preserving open tiles on some of the walls of its exterior in order to mix the old with the new. The building also houses the Downtown under-City Hall, headquarters of the Cultural Corridor and the Municipal Department of the Environment.
Venue: Rua da Constituição, 34 - Centro
Phone & Fax: (21) 2524-3322
E-mail: iod@uol.com.br
Website: http://progconstituicao.blogger.com.br
Time: Mon-Sat, from 4pm

Corcovado Mountain Train Cultural Center
The collection displays aspects of the entire history of Corcovado with photos and newspaper reports on the inauguration of the railroad on October 9th, 1884. Also on display is a carriage made in Switzerland in 1883 and the engine of Brazil’s first electric train in 1910, which substituted the little steam engine. The great attraction is a four meter head, in terra-cotta on a concrete structure, sculptured in Paris by architect and sculptor Paul Landowsky and used as a model for the statue of Christ. The head is exhibited on a body of heavy iron and cast iron bars commissioned by artist Sergio Marimba.
Venue: Rua Cosme Velho, 513 - Cosme Velho
Phone: (21) 2558-1329
Time: Daily, 8:30am-6:30pm

Correia Lima Cultural Center
The Center offers a diversified artistic program including musical shows, theatrical productions, exhibitions of paintings, dances and lectures.
Venue: Rua Bento Lisboa, 64 - Catete
Phone: (21) 2225-6073
Fax: (21) 2558-1550
E-mail: espaco_correialima@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.correialima.com.br
Time: Mon-Sat, noon-9pm

Cultural Center for Health
The palace, plain in style, was projected by Gastão Bahiana to be the Statistics Pavilion for the centenary celebrations of independence exhibition, in 1922. Sanitary Vigilance also worked from here. As the Cultural Center for Health, it belongs to the General Coordination of Documentation and Information of the Executive Office of the Ministry of Health and offers its space to present exhibitions, with auditorium for seminars and videos.
Free Entry.
Venue: Praça Marechal Âncora, s/nº - térreo - Centro
Phone: (21) 2240-5568
Phone & Fax: (21) 2240-2845 / (21) 2240-2813
E-mail: ccs@ccs.saude.gov.br
Website: http://www.ccs.saude.gov.br
Time: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm

Espaço Alma
Venue: Rua Santa Luzia, 760 - Cinelândia
Phone: 2533-1878

Federal Justice Cultural Center - CCJF
The beautiful historic four-story building with an area of about seven thousand sq. meters was the headquarters of the supreme court from 1909 to 1960. It became the Federal Justice Cultural Center after it was restored and holds exhibitions focused on Brazilian art and above all photography. The first floor houses the “Justice and Citizenship” permanent collection. The second has temporary exhibitions and on the ground floor there is an exhibition showing the building before and after its restoration, a theater and eating area.
Free Entry.
There is a ramp of access for the physically handicapped
Venue: Av.Rio Branco, 241 - Centro
Phone: (21) 3212-2550
Website: http://www.ccjf.trf2.gov.br
Time: Tues-Sun, noon-7pm

Figner Mansion ArteSesc
The mansion was built in 1912 by the Czech entrepreneur Frederico Figner (one of the most important names in the history of image and sound in Brazil and founder of Casa Edson and Odeon Records) who arrived in 1891 with a battery phonograph in his luggage and several accessories including recording cylinders. In eclectic style, the building, an example of a “middle-class house” of the early 20th century, nowadays contains the ArteSesc Cultural Center on the first floor and the restaurant Senac Bistro on the ground floor.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Marquês de Abrantes, 99 - Flamengo
Phone: (21) 3138-1343 / (21) 3138-1626
Time: Tues-Sat, noon-8pm - Sun, 11am-5pm

France Brazil House
Dating back to 1820, the severe neo-Classical facade of this building is softened by the charm of its roof-line, which highlights the elegant design by architect GrandJean de Montigny. Its large inner area is sub-divided as required by temporary art exhibitions and events, such as the international Cartoon Biennial. It also offers cinema and video facilities.
Visits with a museum specialist, applications one week in advanced.
Venue: Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, 78 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2253-5366
E-mail: casafrancabrasil@fcfb.rj.gov.br
Website: http://www.fcfb.rj.gov.br
Time: Tues-Sun, noon-8pm

Funarte Arts Center
Located in the Gustavo Capanema Palace, the center houses the Sergio Milliet, Lygia Clark and Macunaíma art galleries and a special gallery for photographs. It also has the Gilberto Freyre auditorium with seating for 380 where musical concerts, courses, talks, seminars and audiovisual projections take place. The Sidney Miller Funarte Room, with 230 seats, presents instrumental MPB (Brazilian popular music) musical spectacles.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua da Imprensa, 16 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2279-8065
Website: http://www.funarte.gov.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm

Hélio Oiticica Art Center
This building was constructed during the XIX Century to house the Music Conservatoire, as well as the Brazilian Dramatic Arts Conservatoire. In addition to classes and concerts, it also hosted literary lectures by well-known Brazilian poets and writers. Located in the historic heart of Rio, its collection includes works by artist Helio Oiticica. It also organizes temporary exhibitions of works by Brazilian and foreign artists, supplemented by lectures and discussions disseminating contemporary art. Covering some 1,950 square meters, with facilities well up to the standards of major world centers, and fitted with sophisticated security equipment, climatization and lighting its six exhibition galleries are backed by a lecture room, as well as a book shop, bistro offering lunches and snacks.
Venue: Rua Luis de Camões, 68 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2242-1012 / (21) 2242-1213
Fax: (21) 2232-1401
Time: Tues-Fri, 11am-7pm - Sat-Sun and holidays, 11am-5pm

House of Science
Cultural Scientific and Technological Center of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Disseminating scientific knowledge through original exhibitions whose hallmark is interactivity and interdisciplinary, this scientific center also offers audiovisual productions, musical shows and plays, as well as itinerant projects and exhibitions.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Lauro Müller, 3 - Botafogo
Phone: (21) 2542-7494
E-mail: casadaciencia@casadaciencia.ufrj.br
Website: http://www.casadaciencia.ufrj.br
Time: Tues-Fri, 9am-8pm - Sat-Sun and holidays, 10am-8pm

Institute of Brazilian Architects - Rio de Janeiro
The 1904 building of the IAB-RJ (Institute of Brazilian Architects - Rio de Janeiro) is under the protection of the law of preservation. Designed by architect Francisco de Azevedo Monteiro Caminhoá, its façade is covered with wooden decorations and frames, rigorously modulated and balanced, which give the structure a solemn European-style character typical of the buildings of the time. It once housed the "Sala das Machinas" (Engines Room) of the Companhia Ferro Carris Jardim Botânico (CFCJB). The Institute contains a 300m² space for exhibitions, an auditorium for 120 people, an approximately 200m2 mezzanine for displays and a library.
Venue: Rua do Pinheiro, 10 - Flamengo
Phone: (21) 2557-4480 / (21) 2557-4192
Time: Exhibition Hall - Mon-Fri, noon-8 pm / Library - Mon-Fri, 1pm-5pm

Jongo da Serrinha Cultural Center
Since 1970 the families who have inherited the tradition of the Morro da Serrinha “jongo”, with the idea of preserving and promoting the rhythm, present artistic shows with the Jongo da Serrinha group, responsible for its promotion throughout the nation and for keeping up the tradition within the community up to the present day, by means of research and data among the older generation. The “jongo” is a dance performed in a circle brought from Angola to the southeastern region of the country by the Bantu nation slaves during the Brazilian colonial period. The “jongo”, a rhythm which is exclusive to this region of the country, is considered one of the “fathers of the samba” and profoundly influenced the beginnings of Brazilian popular music.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Balaiada s/nº - Morro da Serrinha
Phone: (21) 3457-4176
E-mail: contato@jongodaserrinha.org.br
Website: http://www.jongodaserrinha.org.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm

José Bonifácio Cultural Center
The Center is in the Gamboa, a neighbourhood in the port area of the city that keeps important aspects of the history of the Negros in the country, among them the Machado de Assis literature - born on the Livramento hill. The building that houses the center was buildt in neoclassical style typical of the urban architecture of the Second reign and was built in 1877 to house the José Bonifácio school. The Cultural center was created in 1983 and its objectives are to preserve, promote and spread through studies and interchanges between national and international institutions, the memory of the afro brazilian culture as well as maintain catalising activity of cultural actions: presenting of films and videos, seminars, exhibitions, theatre and dances testimonies and organization of a bibliographic asset.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Pedro Ernesto, 80 - Gamboa
Phone: (21) 2253-6255
Fax: (21) 2233-7754
E-mail: ccjbonifacio@pcrj.rj.gov.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat, 9am-5pm

Julieta de Serpa House of Art and Culture
The mansion, architecturally eclectic, contains a Cultural Center with exhibition rooms, bookshop, restaurant and tea room. Built by the Seabra family in the 1920s, it came under the protection of preservation laws in 1996.
Venue: Praia do Flamengo, 340 - Flamengo
Phone: (21) 2551-1278
E-mail: casajulietadeserpa@casajulietadeserpa.com.br
Website: http://www.casajulietadeserpa.com.br
Time: Tues-Sun, 1pm-9pm

Laurinda Santos Lobo Cultural Center
The center has a video room, three exhibition rooms, auditorium and a photographic collection of Laurinda Santos Lobo. At the beginning of the last century at her evening parties, exponents of the international cultural scene such as Villa-Lobos, and Isadora Duncan, gathered there.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Monte Alegre, 306 - Santa Teresa
Phone: (21) 2242-9741
Fax: (21) 2224-3331
E-mail: cclobo@pcrj.rj.gov.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 8-6pm, Sat-Sun, 2pm-6pm

Light Cultural Center
This American Renaissance style building in what was formerly the Rua Larga dates back to 1911, and was once the head-office and garage for the Light tramway service. Since 1994 it has housed this Cultural Center, which plays an active role in the city’s cultural life. Its public areas and galleries feature exhibitions, particularly: Espaço Rio Antigo, with a collection of historic photographs by Augusto Malta; Sala Memória which houses a collection of photographs, equipment and furniture once used by the Rio de Janeiro Tramway Light and Power Company; Espaço di Cavalcanti, displaying four canvasses by this famous artist which form a vigorous portrait of daily life in Rio. It also includes the Lamartine Babo theater and the Covered Plaza.
Free Entry.
Venue: Av. Marechal Floriano, 168 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2211-7268
Fax: (21) 2211-7529
Website: http://www.lightrio.com.br/institucional/cultura/ccl/teccl.shtml
Time: Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm

Memorial Getúlio Vargas
The permanent exhibition on Vargas emphasizes his long bipartite stay in Rio de Janeiro, then capital of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945, as revolutionary leader, President elected by Congress and dictator, and from 1950 to 1954 as President elected by popular vote.
Venue: Praça Luis de Camões, s/n° ss - Glória
Phone: 2557-9444 / (21) 2245-7577
E-mail: mgvargas@rio.rj.gov.br
Website: http://www.rio.gov.br/memorialgetuliovargas
Time: Tues-Sun, 10 am-7pm

Moreira Salles Institute
Exhibitions and parking free.
Located in Gavea, a district of the southern area of Rio, the IMS of Rio de Janeiro is the largest cultural center of the institution.The buildings,covering a total of 3,000 m² , are surrounded by 10,500 m² of gardens open to the public. Designed by Olavo Redig, with a landscape project by Roberto Burle Marx, the house was inaugurated in 1951 and was used as a place of residence by the Moreira Sales family. Adapted to its new purposes, it contains exhibition halls and rooms, classroom, library, auditorium,cafeteria, art shop, atelier and guest rooms. The IMS Technical Photographic Reserve is a collection of more than 80,000 photographs many of which portray the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 476 - Gávea
Phone: (21) 3284-7400
Website: http://www.ims.com.br
Time: Tues-Sun, 1pm-8pm

National Archive
Guided tours (appointment required by telephone or e-mail
Mon-Fri, mornings

Created in 1838, the National Archive is currently inaugurating a new phase in terms of institutional modernization. Representing one of the most important monuments of the Brazilian 19th century neoclassic architecture, the new main offices are located in a four building complex disposed around a central patio, which, for 115 years, housed the Brazilian Mint (1868 – 1983).
Its vast collection includes documents, photographs, maps and plants, records, films and video-magnetic tapes originating from various institutions, ranging from 16th Century up until the days of today.
The library, estimated to include over 40 thousand volumes, presents approximately 5 thousand rare works of art. Among these treasures is the ‘Lei Áurea’ (the Golden Law that abolished slavery in Brazil).
Venue: Praça da República, 173 - Centro
Phone: 3806-6173 / (21) 3852-7192
E-mail: rp@arquivonacional.gov.br
Website: http://www.arquivonacional.gov.br

National Library
The building in neoclassic style, surrounded by Corinthian columns, was inaugurated in 1910. The collection dates from the 18th century and contains approximately 9 million rareties such as letters written by Princess Isabel when she was only 10, the first newspapers printed in the country, and many historical documents as the two copies of the Mainz Psal’ter, a book printed in 1462 by Gutenberg followers, a 1572, edition of the ‘Lusiada’ by Camões, the De Angelis Collection, and the Teresa Cristina Collection donated by Emperor D. Pedro II.
Free Entry
Guided Visits: 11am, 1 pm and 3 pm
Guided Visits for schools and groups in advanced
Venue: Av. Rio Branco, 219 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2220-9484
Fax: (21) 2220-4173
Website: http://www.bn.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm - Sat, 9am-3pm

Navy Cultural Hall
The Navy Cultural Hall is installed at the old customs docks which were built on an earth embankment area, in the second half of the 19th century, localized at the the end of Quinze de Novembro Square, in front of Presidente Vargas Venue. That area before being incorporated to the Navy Ministry belonged to the Lloyd Brasileiro, a government shipping company by now extinct.
Free Entry.

Inaugurated on January 20, 1996, it shows an exhibition area of 1100 square meters with 3 permanent sets:

* GALIOT KING JOHN VI
The only vessel of its kind in the Americas this 1808 row-boat was used by the Portuguese and Brazilian royal families to travel round the Guanabara Bay.

* HISTORICAL SHIPPING EXHIBITION
The development of shipping from primitive dug-out canoes to giant modern oil-tankers.

* UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGY IN BRAZIL
A valuable collection of items recovered from ships sunk off the Brazilian coast between 1648 and 1916.

Venue: Av. Alfredo Agache, s/nº - Centro
Phone: (21) 2104-6025
Website: http://www.sdm.mar.mil.br/espaco.htm
Time: Tues-Sun, noon-5pm

Oduvaldo Vianna Filho Cultural Center
Castelinho do Flamengo.
Built in 1918 and converted into a cultural center in 1982, the space offers a programme from cabins for closed circuit TV and videos to temporary exhibition halls and coffee shop.
Free Entry.
Venue: Praia do Flamengo, 158 - Flamengo
Phone: (21) 2205-0276 / (21) 2205-0655
Time: Tues-Sun, noon-6pm

Post Office Cultural Center
This Center organizes cultural events in a wide variety of areas, including plays, videos, music, and the arts, among many other activities. Its three floors are linked by an elevator dating back to the start of the century, offering a panoramic view over the entire inner areas of the building.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, 20 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2253-1580 / (21) 2253-1570
Fax: (21) 2253-1545
Website: http://www.correios.com.br
Time: Tues-Sun, noon-7pm

Rio de Janeiro Architecture and City Planning Center
Rio de Janeiro Architecture and City Planning Center is located in a mansion built in 1879 by Joaquim Fonseca Guimarães, as his residence. In the 20th century, it housed the traditional Jacobina School, which remained there until the beginning of the 1970’s.In 1987, the building was declared part of the nation’s historical and artistic heritage and, from 1995 on, its facade experienced a detailed consolidation and restoration.Its interior was designed to house architecture and city planning exihibitions.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua São Clemente, 117 - Botafogo
Phone & Fax: (21) 2286-8606 / (21) 2579-2038
E-mail: caurj.smu@pcrj.rj.gov.br
Website: http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/smu/paginas/cau.htm
Time: Tues-Sun, noon-8pm

Royal Portuguese Reading Room
Built in Portuguese style, it was founded in 1837 and protected as part of the City’s heritage, on 5 October 1970. It has over 350,000 volumes in its collection, including many from XVI, XVII and XVIII centuries.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Luís de Camões, 30 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2221-3138 / (21) 2221-2960
E-mail: gabinete@realgabinete.com.br
Website: http://www.realgabinete.com.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm

Sérgio Porto Cultural Center
Polivalent multimedia space. Already described as: the place is the birth of ideas and projects. This is where the future genearation is. From there the future actors, musicians and writers of the 20’s genearation will emerge. The space integrates the Municipal Network of Theaters of Municipal Secretary of Culture and houses various activities in a program that envolves exhibitions, theater shows, dance, music concerts, poetry events, lectures, workshops and debates, besides launching of video productions, cd’s and literary publications.
Free Entry.
Venue: Rua Humaitá, 163 - Humaitá
Phone: (21) 2266-0896
Time: Tues-Sat, noon-9pm Sun, noon-8pm

Suassuna Cultural Center
The center contains a theater, an auditorium, an art gallery, a bookshop and a coffee shop. The diversified program includes theater productions, exhibitions, musical concerts, besides a constant calendar of courses and workshops.
Venue: Av. das Américas, 2.603 - Barra da Tijuca
Phone: (21) 2439-8002
E-mail: producao@centroculturalsuassuna.com.br
Time: Tues-Thurs, 2pm-8pm - Fri-Sun, 2pm-10pm

Telemar Cultural Center
The building that has houses the center was built in 1918 and has just been reformed, resulting in a gain of over two thousand square meters in internal space. The building’s façade was preserved. There are four floors, interposed among the building’s eight levels, connected by glass stairs and elevators.
The center’s collection, one of the most important on the history of Brazilian telecommunications, contains documents, furniture, objects and photos. The center’s varied program includes activities related to music, theater, videos and art.
Visitors will find a library with an abundance of research material – magazines, newspapers and on-line computers; exhibition rooms, which house the exhibition Corpos Virtuais, with works by artists who use technology in their art; a multi-use theater (with 180 seats); a bistro and a wide range of equipment, such as a huge panel made up of four high definition plasma screens.
Venue: Rua Dois de Dezembro, 63 - Flamengo
Phone: 3131-1227
Time: Tues-Sun. 11am-8pm

Tempo Glauber
The mansion houses as a permanent exhibition the collection - films, photographs, documents - of moviemaker Glauber Rocha.
Venue: Rua Sorocaba, 190 - Botafogo
Phone: (21) 2527-5840 / 2527-2272
Website: http://www.tempoglauber.com.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 10a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Art Galleries

A Schwartz
Venue: Av. Ataulfo de Paiva, 270 lj. 301 A
Phone: (21) 2274-3873

Arte 21 Galeria
Venue: Shopping Cassino Atlântico - Av. Atlântica,4.240 s. 123 - Copacabana
Phone: 2227-7280
Time: Mon-Fri, 2 pm 8 pm Sat, noon-4 pm

Ateliê D. Batista
Permanent exhibition of contemporary painting.
Venue: Rua Fernandes Leão, 128 - Vaz Lobo
Phone: (21) 3391-0673
Time: Daily 10a.m. - 8p.m.

Ateliê Favoretto
The atellier residence of João Carlos Favoretto, the painter, besides his works offers other marvels, like the panoramic view of the Guanabara Bay and the Morro da Urca and Sugar Loaf complex.
Venue: Rua Murtinho Nobre, 75
Phone: (21) 2526-0988

Ateliê Fernando J. Suárez
Venue: Rua Áurea, 80 - Santa Teresa
Phone: 2232-8215

Ateliê Flávio Papi
Flavio Papi, the architect, specialized in mockups, shows the pieces that were used as set decorations for many soap operas.
Venue: Rua Santo Alfredo, 40
Phone: (21) 2507-9302

Ateliê Helena Souto
It is a construction of the last century where the ceramist Helena Souto produces her sophisticated works in clay and porcelain.
Venue: Rua Terezina, 14
Phone: (21) 2508-9947

Ateliê José Carlos Moreira
Naïf paintings
Venue: Rua Correia Dutra, 56/42
Phone: (21) 2225-3176
Time: Visits by appointment

Ateliê Marcius Tristão
Abstrat works in copper still and iron.
Venue: Rua Paula Matos, 46
Phone: (21) 2266-3111 / (21) 2232-5372
E-mail: marciustristao@com.br
Website: http://www.chavemestra.com.br

Ateliê Mauro Hardman
Established close to the ecologic reserve of Prainha, Pontal dos Bandeirantes, surrounded by a good portion of Atlantic Forest. At this atelier furniture and wood pieces of the brazilian Colonial are restored as well as recicled and painted furniture. At a permanent exhibition there are mosaics and pieces by Mauro Hardman.
Venue: Estrada do Pontal, 2.411 A
Phone: (21) 2490-0784

Ateliê Miriá Couto
Visits by appointment
Sculptures made of metal, stones and inner tubes (recycled material). The studio is surrounded by natural beauty and centenarian trees.The artist works on a project focusing on environmental education.
Venue: Estrada da Toca Grande, 100 - Vargem Grande
Phone: (21) 2428-6819 / (21) 9988-3640
E-mail: miriafcouto@hotmail.com

Ateliê Selarón
Paintings characterized by the constant use of the brown colour and frames created by Selarón himself.
Venue: Escadaria do Convento, 24 Acesso Access: Rua Joaquim Silva, atrás da behind Sala Cecília Meireles - Lapa
Phone: 2242-0922

Ateliê Umberto França
Venue: Rua Barão da Torre, 42 / 701 - Ipanema
Phone: 2522-9233
E-mail: umbertofranca@terra.com.br
Website: http://www.umbertofranca.hpg.com.br

Atelier J. Araujo
A midst the green of the west zone at the foot of the Pedra Branca Massif and next to one of the most enchanting works of antique Rio de Janeiro, the church of Our Lady of Mont Serrat, you will find this atelier in a house built by the artist himself using demolition materials. The work itself of J. Araujo is all primitive and his paintings bring onto canvas, postal cards, mugs, glasses, tiles, furniture, chinaware, Tshirts and other utility pieces, brazilian folklore motives, beautiful landscapes and day-today sceneries of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Venue: Rua Pecegueiro do Amaral, 200
Phone: (21) 2442-2536 / (21) 9972-2781
E-mail: jaraujo@barralink.com.br
Website: http://www.barralink.com.br/araujo
Time: Mon-Fri - Sat-Sun, 1-5 p.m. - Visits by appointment by phone.

Contorno
Venue: Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 52 lj. 261
Phone: (21) 2274-3832
Website: http://www.contornoartes.com.br

Espaço Antônio Bernardo
Venue: Rua Garcia D´Ávila, 121 2º - Ipanema
Phone: 2512-7204

Galeria Anna Maria Niemeyer
Venue: Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 52/205 - Gávea
Phone: (21) 2239-9144
Fax: (21) 2259-2082
Website: http://www.annamarianiemeyer.com.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 11am–9pm Sat, 11am–6pm

Galeria de Artes Pretos Novos
Afro designs.
Venue: Rua Pedro Ernesto, 36 - Gamboa
Phone: (21) 2516-7089
E-mail: pretosnovos@pretosnovos.com.br
Website: http://www.pretosnovos.com.br

Gauguin
Venue: Av. Atlântica, 4.240 lj. 233 - Shopping Cassino Atlântico
Phone: (21) 2521-5115

Gonzalez Galerie
Venue: Shopping Barra Garden - Av. das Américas, 3.255 lj. 257
Phone: (21) 2431-4288 / (21) 2432-8604

Haus Arte Contemporânea
Venue: Av. Atlântica, 4.240 lj: 213 - Shopping Cassino Atlântico - Copacabana
Phone: 2227-6979

Johann Hackspacher
Venue: Estrada Sorimã, 130 - Barra da Tijuca
Phone: (21) 2493-1299
Fax: (21) 2493-5740

Lana Botelho Artes Visuais
Venue: Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 90 lj. 101
Phone: (21) 2512-9841

LGC Arte
Venue: Rua do Rosário, 38 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2263-7353

Lurixs Arte Contemporânea
Venue: Rua Paulo Barreto, 77 - Botafogo
Phone: 2541-4935
Website: http://www.lurixs.com

Memoire
Arts and antiques.
Venue: Shopping Cassino Atlântico - Av. Atlântica, 4.240 - 3º andar sala 305 - Copacabana
Phone: (21) 2521-2551 / (21) 2247-5324

Paulo Fernandes
Venue: Rua do Rosário, 38 - Centro
Phone: (21) 2233-1537

Pinakotheke Artes
Venue: Rua São Clemente, 300 - Botafogo
Phone: (21) 2537-7566
Website: http://www.pinakotheke.com.br

Power Art
Venue: Rua São Clemente, 33 sobrado
Phone: (21) 2266-2090
E-mail: power.art@ig.com.br

Silvia Cintra
Venue: Rua Teixeira de Mello, 53 lj. D
Phone: (21) 2521-0426
Website: http://www.silviacintra.com.br
Time: Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm Sat, noon-4pm

Toulouse
Permanent collection of contemporary artists:

Benevento, John Nicholson, João Carlos Galvão, Volpi, Rubens Gerchman, Mônica Mansur, Ivan Freitas, Julia Ninio, Analu Prestes, Guilherme Secchin, Bia Machado, Araken and others.
sculptures by Franz Weissman, Bruno Giorgi e Brad Howe.
Engravings exhibition.
Venue: Shopping da Gávea - Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 52 lj. 350
Phone: (21) 2274-4044
Fax: (21) 2274-5790
Website: http://www.galeriatoulouse.com.br

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Source: Riotur