Civil Police Museum, Police museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Civil Police Museum exhibits documents and items portraying police activities in Rio de Janeiro from colonial times until present day.
Founded in 1912 within a French eclectic building, the museum started as a training facility for police academy students before opening to public in 1930.
The collection includes materials from Brazilian political movements, including items from Integralist organizations and objects related to Afro-Brazilian religious traditions.
Located in central Rio de Janeiro, the museum maintains regular operating hours from Monday through Friday between 10:30 and 17:30.
The Museum Collection of Black Magic, formed in the 1920s, became the first protected ethnographic collection in Brazil in 1938.
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 10:30-17:30
GPS coordinates: -22.90824,-43.18266
Latest update: March 9, 2025 05:04
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