Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
National Museum of Brazil
The National Museum of Brazil is the oldest scientific institution of Brazil. It is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where it is installed in the Paço de São Cristóvão, which is inside the Quinta da Boa Vista. The main building was originally the residence of the House of Braganza in colonial Brazil, as the Portuguese royal family between 1808 and 1821 and then as the Brazilian imperial family between 1822 and 1889.
- City
- Rio de Janeiro
- Country
- Brazil
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
More places in Rio de Janeiro
- Sugarloaf Mountain
- Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
- Christ the Redeemer
- Corcovado
- Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
- Rio–Niterói Bridge
Background: Wikipedia