Museu Florestal Octávio Vecchi, Forestry museum in Horto Florestal, São Paulo, Brazil

Museu Florestal Octávio Vecchi is a forestry museum in the Alberto Löfgren State Park in São Paulo. Its roughly 1,000 m² neocolonial building has a south-facing facade, wide eaves with cachorros, a curved pediment, arches and capa-and-canal clay roof tiles. A marble-clad staircase and porch in the recessed central section lead to the upper floor.

The State Forest Service was created in 1911 under Edmundo Navarro de Andrade to counter criticism of deforestation in São Paulo. Octávio Vecchi, an agronomist trained in Coimbra, took over its direction on 28 December 1927 and began building the museum. The building was architecturally ready in 1930, and the official inauguration took place on 30 September 1931, attended by Agriculture Secretary Adalberto Queiroz Telles and federal interventor Laudo Ferreira de Camargo.

The collection features carved wooden pieces, seed displays, and furniture that showcase the diversity of trees found in São Paulo. These objects help visitors understand the different qualities and characteristics of local wood species through hands-on observation.

The museum operates within the Horto Florestal Park and provides environmental education programs year-round. The neocolonial building with its decorative features is straightforward to navigate and offers a pleasant learning environment.

Each wooden exhibit has been carefully carved to precisely replicate the actual seeds and leaves of different tree species. These detailed carvings display the subtle differences between various wood types in an artistic manner.