Centro Nacional de Folclore e Cultura Popular, Folk culture museum in Catete, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Centro Nacional de Folclore e Cultura Popular maintains 17,000 objects representing traditional Brazilian crafts, art pieces, and cultural artifacts within its collection.
The institution emerged as a central repository for Brazilian folklore documentation, establishing a foundation for preserving regional traditions through systematic collection methods.
The museum contains extensive exhibits of regional crafts, traditional music instruments, religious artifacts, and folk art from different Brazilian states.
Located at Rua do Catete 179, the museum opens Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 to 18:00 and weekends from 13:00 to 17:00 with free admission.
The Galeria Mestre Vitalino section presents clay figurines depicting daily life scenes created by renowned folk artist Vitalino Pereira dos Santos.
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Location: Catete
Website: http://cnfcp.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -22.92653,-43.17636
Latest update: March 5, 2025 19:10
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