Collections in Brazil

Discover 9 unusual collections in Brazil.

Brazil Telephone Museum

Vitória, Brazil

Brazil Telephone Museum

An emporium of communication in Vitória's Old City.

TIBBIM puppets on display at the library.

São Paulo, Brazil

Puppet Cabinet at Monteiro Lobato Library

Dozens of vintage puppets are displayed in an unassuming hallway at the public library.

Museu da Tatuagem

São Paulo, Brazil

Museu da Tatuagem de São Paulo

Brazil's only museum dedicated to the art and evolution of tattoos.

Images of the Unconscious Museum.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Images of the Unconscious Museum

An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.

Ricardo Brennand Institute.

Ricardo Brennand Institute

A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.

The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

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Brazil's Coffee Palace

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

Fountains in front of the temple (Flickr/dregola)

Francisco Brennand's Ceramic Workshop

The massive gardens and office of a Brazilian sculptor.

São Paulo, Brazil

Butantan Snake Institute

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

Are we missing something unusual in Brazil?