Museum sights in Recife
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Instituto Ricardo Brennand
From Tuesday to Friday afternoons, you can visit the scenic Instituto Ricardo Brennand, Oficina Cerâmica Francisco Brennand's cousin’s museum. This contains a massive collection of European and Brazilian art, swords, armor and historical artifacts in a fake medieval castle on lovely grounds.
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Museu do Homem do Nordeste
The Museu do Homem do Nordeste, has anthropological exhibits on Northeastern life ranging from slave chains to Carnaval costumes, with good photos throughout. It's extensive and well done, but was closed for renovations at research time, so check to see if it has reopened.
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Museu da Cidade do Recife
This museum is housed in the Forte das Cinco Pontas, a fort built by the Dutch in 1630. It has interesting exhibits on Recife’s history and popular culture.
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