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:The Imperial Museum has the country's main collection relating to the Brazilian empire, especially the so-called Second Reign, a period governed by d. Pedro II. There are about 300,000 museum, archival and bibliographic items available to researchers and others interested in knowing a little more about the theme, as well as constant events, exhibitions and educational projects prepared by our team.

:The Jewish Museum of Rio de Janeiro arose, in 1977, from the need of the Carioca Jewish community to rescue and preserve its history and its memory - which are intertwined with the memory and Jewish traditions. Formed from the first decade of the twentieth century, mainly by Eastern European immigrants, the community changed with the successive migratory waves, which left their mark on objects, documents, books and photos representing an ancestral culture, source of inspiration and knowledge that the next generations strive to preserve.

:The museum's mission is to transform the favelas of Cantagalo and Pavão-Pavãozinho into a monument commemorating the history of Rio’s favelas, the cultural origins of samba, the culture of migrants from Brazil’s Northeast, black culture, visual arts, and dance.

:Currently, the National Historical Museum occupies the entire architectural complex of Ponta do Calabouço and has become the most important museum of history in the country, gathering a collection of about 258,000 items, including objects, documents and books, and is an institution of production and diffusion of knowledge.