Manor of the Marquesa de Santos, Historic manor and museum in São Paulo, Brazil.

The Manor of the Marquesa de Santos is a historic house and museum in São Paulo featuring rammed earth walls, a neoclassical façade, and two stories of original architectural details from the 18th century. The interior preserves elements from different construction periods, showing how the building evolved over time.

The manor originated from two rammed-earth houses on Rua do Carmo recorded between 1739 and 1754, joined into one residence. In 1802 Brigadier José Joaquim Pinto de Morais Leme received it as payment for debts. Domitila de Castro, the Marquesa de Santos, bought house number 3 from his heiress for eleven contos and four hundred thousand réis and lived there from 1834 to 1867, hosting parties that earned it the name Palacete do Carmo.

The building is named after Domitila de Castro, the Marquesa de Santos, who lived here from 1834 to 1867 and hosted parties, soirees and balls that earned it the nickname Palacete do Carmo. Today it is the headquarters of the City Museum of São Paulo, where visitors can see her bed, mirror, bathtub, piano and a lounger she used.

The manor is easily accessible by metro and located in a central area with good pedestrian access to surrounding streets. Plan to spend enough time to explore both floors and the exhibitions at a comfortable pace.

The manor grew from two rammed-earth houses on Rua do Carmo recorded between 1739 and 1754 as belonging to André Alvares de Castro. In 1802 Brigadier José Joaquim Pinto de Morais Leme received the building as payment for debts. Domitila de Castro bought house number 3 from his heiress for eleven contos and four hundred thousand réis.