Maison de Mémoire (Maison du Brésil)

Maison de Mémoire (Maison du Brésil) is a museum in Ouidah I, Ouidah, Atlantique Department. Maison de Mémoire (Maison du Brésil) is situated nearby to the prison Maison d’Arrêt de Ouidah, as well as near the government office Mairie OUIDAH.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá and Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception.

Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Forte de São João Baptista de Ajudá is a small restored fort in Ouidah, Benin. Built in 1721, it was the last of three European forts built in that town to tap the slave trade of the Slave Coast. Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá is situated 1½ km east of Maison de Mémoire (Maison du Brésil).

Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception

Church

Photo: Danearlaffo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Basilique de l'Immaculée Conception is a Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Immaculate Conception located in Ouidah, Benin. The basilica is in the Latin Church Archdiocese of Cotonou. The basilica was dedicated on November 9, 1989. Basilique de l’Immaculée Conception is situated 1 km northeast of Maison de Mémoire (Maison du Brésil).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Djégbadji and Savi.

Djégbadji

Village

Photo: Padonou Dotou, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Djégbadji is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. Djégbadji is situated 3 km south of Maison de Mémoire (Maison du Brésil).

Savi

Village

Savi is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. Savi is situated 8 km north of Maison de Mémoire (Maison du Brésil).

Maison de Mémoire (Maison du Brésil)

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Ouidah I, Ouidah, Atlantique Department, Southern Benin, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

6.35631° or 6° 21′ 23″ north

Longitude

2.07609° or 2° 4′ 34″ east

Open location code

6FR4934G+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2436724601

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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