Chico Mendes' house, Heritage house in Xapuri, Brazil

Casa de Chico Mendes is a single-storey vernacular Acre house with two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a side corridor linking the rooms. Its walls, doors and windows are vertical wooden boards fitted tongue-and-groove, the floor is of continuous planks, and the two-water clay tile roof rests on wooden posts that raise the house about 40 centimetres above the ground.

The house was where environmental activist Chico Mendes spent his final moments before his assassination in December 1988, an event that drew international attention to Amazon protection efforts. This tragedy became a turning point that strengthened the conservation movement in the region.

The house is a museum holding furniture and objects that belonged to Chico Mendes, kept in the rooms where he lived. Its vernacular Acre architecture uses vertical wooden planks joined tongue-and-groove, a raised floor and a lateral corridor linking the rooms. The bathroom is a later masonry addition at the rear, with separate male and female toilets.

The house is located in the town of Xapuri and can be explored on foot, with nearby streets offering insights into local history. Visitors should prepare for intense tropical heat and humidity, so light clothing and plenty of water are recommended.

The house keeps Chico Mendes's original furniture and personal objects, displayed after a restoration carried out in 2016 and reopened to visitors in 2017. It is the only cultural heritage asset in Acre listed by IPHAN, registered on 6 November 2007 under case no. 1549.T.2007.