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Museu da República
Opening hours
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Saturday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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Former headquarters of the Republic of Brazil, this site has art, documents, a theater & gardens.via Google
Housed in the former presidential palace where President Getúlio Vargas died, offering a deep dive into Brazil's political history.
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- The palace gardens are free to enter and highly peaceful.
Reviews from Google
Worth a visit as that palace has a long history first built as a mansion by a wealthy businessman and later serving for several decades as the Brazilian presidential palace. As a shareholder of Petrobras I found it very interesting to learn that Brazil's president Getulio Vargas who helped to create the state oil company Petrobras ended up committing suicide in that very palace reportedly partly because of political pressure from the global "seven sisters" oil companies who were opposed to Brazil's state owned oil company Petrobras
Wow!!! I walked past this place every day on my way to the shops, the metro etc but noticed only the scaffolding, the rubbish and the graffiti so I didnt go in - in fact, it didnt even look open and certainly wasn't inviting. Only because I had to get out of the heat today did I venture over the doorstep and WOW - what a remarkable place. Both the palace and the gardens, and all the other exhibitions are outstanding! Please do not make the same mistake as me, do NOT miss out on this remarkable place.
IMPRESSIVE + FREE! The building/museum & gardens are open to the public with stunning details and care. Don’t skip this one when in Rio!
What a wonderful free piece of history! Pro: - free - multiples expositions - garden, modern art, main palace - haunted (so they say) - blood soaked pijamas! - incredible entry way Con: - nothing 100% worth visiting if in rio
Closed for renovation! I'm probably the only North American in Rio right now who has read about Getulio Vargas and I'm sure I'm the only North American staying in Copacabana right now who really, really, really wanted to see the exact place where Getulio committed suicide! But the museum has been closed for renovation since February 1, 2025. Update this, Google maps! But the museum's garden (park) is open and it's free to visit. Very nice, calm, and green, with friendly ducks/geese. This must be Rio's nicest, cleanest, greenest park!