Brazil
15 Best Museums in Brazil
The museums travelers rate highest across Brazil, with what makes each worth the trip.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers in Brazil. Refreshed monthly.
Bahia Museum of Art
Museum · SalvadorThe Bahia Museum of Art, in Salvador, is the oldest museum in the state of Bahia and one of the first ten founded in Brazil.
Read our full guide →Pampulha Art Museum
Museum · Belo HorizonteThe Pampulha Art Museum occupies a iconic curved building originally designed by Oscar Niemeyer as a casino, part of the Pampulha architectural complex.
Read our full guide →Kubitschek Residence Museum
Museum · Belo HorizonteThe Kubitschek Residence Museum is the beautifully preserved former home of Juscelino Kubitschek, the president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961 who famously built Brasília.
Read our full guide →Casa do Baile
Museum · Belo HorizonteCasa do Baile is a landmark in Belo Horizonte designed by Oscar Niemeyer, part of the Pampulha Modern Ensemble built around Lake Pampulha in the 1940s.
Read our full guide →São Paulo Museum of Art
Museum · Sao PauloThe São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) is an art museum on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo, Brazil.
Read our full guide →Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
Museum · Sao PauloThe Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo is a visual arts museum focused on Brazilian art from the 19th century to the present day, in dialogue with various cultures from around the world.
Read our full guide →National Museum of Brazil
Museum · Rio de JaneiroThe National Museum of Brazil, located in the Paço de São Cristóvão (former imperial palace) in Rio de Janeiro, is the country's oldest scientific institution.
Read our full guide →Museu do Futebol
Museum · Sao PauloFree entryThe Museu do Futebol, built into the stands of São Paulo's historic Pacaembu Stadium, is a love letter to the sport that defines Brazil.
Read our full guide →Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (Rio de Janeiro)
Museum · Rio de JaneiroThe Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (CCBB Rio de Janeiro) is a large cultural space on Primeiro de Março Street, opposite Largo da Candelária, in Rio’s Central Zone.
Read our full guide →Museum of Tomorrow
Museum · Rio de JaneiroThe Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum in Rio de Janeiro, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
Read our full guide →National Historical Museum (Brazil)
Museum · Rio de JaneiroThe National Historical Museum in Rio de Janeiro holds over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection in Latin America.
Read our full guide →Museu Afro Brasil
Museum · Sao PauloMuseu Afro Brasil is a history, artistic, and ethnographic museum in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, dedicated to the cultural sphere of black people in Brazil.
Read our full guide →Museu Catavento
Museum · Sao PauloFree entryMuseu Catavento is São Paulo's superb interactive science museum, housed in the grand early-20th-century Palácio das Indústrias.
Read our full guide →Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture
Museum · FortalezaThe Dragão do Mar Center of Art and Culture is a sprawling cultural hub in Fortaleza's revitalized Praia de Iracema neighborhood.
Read our full guide →Football Museum
Museum · Sao PauloThe Football Museum (Museu do Futebol) is a cultural space inside Pacaembu Stadium, in the Pacaembu neighborhood on the west side of São Paulo.
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