Museu do Homem do Nordeste, Anthropological museum in Casa Forte, Recife, Brazil

The Museu do Homem do Nordeste occupies a 1960s building by architect Carlos Antônio Falcão Corrêa Lima, designed for the Sugar Museum. Its nearly 16,000 objects range from sugar-mill models and cane-industry equipment to Beranger-style furniture, Gobelin tapestry and indigenous feather art. The long-term exhibition "Nordeste: territórios plurais, culturais e direitos coletivos", opened in December 2008, fills the ground floor and upper floor.

The museum was established in 1979 through the merger of three separate institutions: the Anthropology Museum, the Popular Art Museum, and the Sugar Museum. This consolidation brought together different collections focused on regional history under one direction.

The displays feature collections of ceramics, textiles, religious artifacts, and traditional crafts that reflect how different communities in northeastern Brazil shaped their daily practices. Visitors can see how these objects reveal the cultural values and beliefs that shaped life in the region.

The museum occupies a 1960s building by architect Carlos Antônio Falcão Corrêa Lima in Casa Forte, a northern district of Recife where sugar mills once stood. The long-term exhibition "Nordeste: territórios plurais, culturais e direitos coletivos", opened in December 2008, fills the ground floor and the upper floor, so allow time for both levels.

The building was designed by architect Carlos Antônio Falcão Corrêa Lima in the 1960s and sits in a neighborhood where sugar mills once operated. This location connects modern architecture with the region's industrial past in an unexpected way.