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National History Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The National Historical Museum of Brazil was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America. The architectural complex that houses the museum was built in 1603 as the St. James of Mercy Fort; earlier structures date back to 1567, erected by order…

National History Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Furniture to Automobile: Transiting History, National History Museum of Brazil

On a tour of the exhibition “From Furniture to Automobile: Transiting History”, on the long circuit of the National Historical Museum, you can learn about the changes and the improvement of the main vehicles used throughout history. There are 29 pieces available in all, including land transport, human and animal…

From Furniture to Automobile: Transiting History, National History Museum of Brazil

Citizenship under Construction, 1889 to present, National History Museum of Brazil

This section addresses the construction of citizenship after the establishment of the republican system in 1889. Being a citizen means belonging to a community, exercising political, civil and social rights and duties, recognizing the distinction between public and private interests. On display, the synthesis panel of the history of Brazil,…

Citizenship under Construction, 1889 to present, National History Museum of Brazil

The Construction of the Nation, 1822 to 1889, National History Museum of Brazil

The Construction of the Nation shows the process of building the Nation and its challenges. “The Construction of the Nation” telling the story of the Imperial State, from its foundation, on September 7, 1822, until the Proclamation of the Republic, on November 15, 1889. The battles with uniforms, war objects…

The Construction of the Nation, 1822 to 1889, National History Museum of Brazil

Portuguese in the World, 1415 to 1822, National History Museum of Brazil

It presents since the Portuguese maritime expansion, its causes and consequences, mainly the colonization of Brazil, until the proclamation of Independence by D. Pedro I. It covers: the period of the Iberian Union, with Portugal and Spain governed by the Spanish Crown; the French and Dutch presence in the 16th…

Portuguese in the World, 1415 to 1822, National History Museum of Brazil

Oreretama, National History Museum of Brazil

Setting reproduces a cave in the Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, with cave drawings representing animals. Sambaquis, found on the coast of Rio de Janeiro, warn of the need to preserve archaeological sites and the environment. A word that in Tupi means “our home”, Oreretama presents the indigenous populations,…

Oreretama, National History Museum of Brazil

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