Gaetano Ferolla Museum of Public Transport, Transport museum in Canindé neighborhood, São Paulo, Brazil.
The museum preserves the history of public transportation in São Paulo through a collection of historic vehicles and extensive archival materials. Together, these holdings document how the city's transportation systems developed and expanded over time.
The museum was founded in the 1980s to preserve transportation records before they were lost. The creation of this space reflected growing recognition that these vehicles and documents held important stories about the city's growth.
The collection shows how public transport shaped daily life in São Paulo and changed how people moved through the city over many decades. These vehicles represent the backbone of how residents worked, traveled, and connected with each other.
The space is accessible by public transportation and located in a central area of the city. Visitors should plan for several hours to view the collection comfortably and take time to read the accompanying materials.
The museum houses a special vehicle that once spread sand on tracks to improve traction for early streetcars. This machine reveals the practical solutions that early transportation engineers invented to solve everyday problems.
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