Famous Museums in Recife

Let's explore the finest collection of museums in Recife:

1. Instituto Ricardo Brennand

   4.8 (213 Votes)
   

   Museum, Specialty Museum

   Ricardo Brennand, was a British descended Brazilian collector and businessman, who began to amass a collection of arms and armoury from all over the world in 1940. Much later, he grew interested in art and artefacts relating to Dutch colonial Brazil. In 2002, his collection was made into a fascinating museum in a Tudor-style castle complex of 77,000 square meters, surrounded by a 18,000 hectare...Read more

2. Recife Antigo

   4.6 (232 Votes)
   

   Bar, Church, Museum, Historical Site

   The port at Recife Antigo was once the busiest in all of the Americas. It’s where the Portuguese initially settled in the 16th century, and later, the Jewish community. Today, it is at once the city’s most important historical centre, and the site of the city’s night-time debauchery, full of excellent bars and nightclubs. During the daytime, Sunday, there is a lively market of...Read more

3. Museucais Do Sertao

   4.7 (125 Votes)
   

   Museum, Nightlife

   Luiz Gonzaga, was a singer-songwriter known as the King of Baiao, and his muse was dear to much of Brazil – the Pernambuco North eastern Hinterlands. The permanent interactive exhibit in this museum explores rural and country culture as Luiz Gonzaga saw it. Opened only recently, it’s already wildly popular with people, thanks to its excellent exhibits. They follow the artist’s...Read more

4. Paco Do Frevo

   4.7 (119 Votes)
   

   Art And Culture, Museum, Specialty Museum

   Frevo: Derived from the Portuguese world ferver (to boil), Frevo refers to the wide range of music and dance styles from the Recife area – dances for the Carnival. This is such a big deal in the city, that there’s actually a museum/cultural centre for it – the Paco do Frevo. The centre focuses on activities, progress, transmission and evolution of this slice of Brazilian cultu...Read more

5. Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue

   4.7 (91 Votes)
   

   Museum, Historical Site, Archaeological Site , Synagogue

   The first synagogue in the Americas was founded in 1636 by Jews fleeing forced conversion in Spain and Portugal. Though the original building doesn’t exist anymore, there is on the site a museum that is meant to resemble the synagogues built in the 17th and 18th centuries by Sephardic Jews. Also, the original structure has been dug back out of the earth, so the museum also counts as an ar...Read more

6. Embaixada Dos Bonecos Gigantes

   4.4 (121 Votes)
   

   Museum, Entertainment, Arts And Crafts, Specialty Museum

   There is a strange sub-culture in Brazil – the making of giant puppets. Visit this museum to find out the origins of the craft, as well as the process of making the puppets. There are 63 puppets in the museum of iconic personalities such as Michael Jackson, Barack Obama, Chico Science, Pope Francis, Maurice of Nassau. Each of the dolls is about 4 metres high. Your tour will be guided. Apa...Read more

7. Museu De Arte Moderna Aloisio Magalhaes

   4.6 (5 Votes)
   Museum

8. Fundacao Gilberto Freyre

   4.6 (9 Votes)
   Museum

9. Chico Science Memorial

   3.9 (1 Vote)
   Museum

10. Luiz Gonzaga Memorial

    4.5 (1 Vote)
    Museum

11. Museu Da Abolicao

    4.4 (17 Votes)
    Museum