Museu do Homem do Nordeste

The Museum of the Northeastern Man displays 16,600 objects representing daily life, traditions, and social history of northeastern Brazilian communities across three floors.

The museum emerged in 1979 through the combination of three institutions: the Anthropology Museum, Popular Art Museum, and Sugar Museum under Gilberto Freyre's direction.

The exhibitions present collections of black, indigenous, and white cultural elements, including ceramics, textiles, religious artifacts, and traditional crafts from northeastern Brazil.

Located at Avenida Dezessete de Agosto 2187, the museum opens Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, weekends from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

The museum building, designed by architect Carlos Antônio Falcão Corrêa Lima in the 1960s, stands in a northern Recife district where sugar mills operated.

Location: Recife

Inception: 1979

Address: Avenida Dezessete de Agosto, 2187 - Casa Forte, Recife - PE, 52061-540 52061-540

Phone: +558130736368

Email: cg-museus@fundarj.gov.br

Website: http://fundaj.gov.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=250&Itemid=238

GPS coordinates: -8.03044,-34.92564

Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:26