Recife City Museum
Recife City Museum is a museum in Recife, Grande Recife, Pernambuco which is located on Praça das Cinco Pontas. Recife City Museum is situated nearby to the park Praça das Cinco Pontas, as well as near the government office Cartório da 5ª Zona Eleitoral.Photo: lyoncristiano, CC BY 2.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Email: museucidaderecife@gmail.com
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Brazil
- Also known as: “Museu da Cidade”
- Address: Praça das Cinco Pontas, São José, Recife
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reduto da Boa Vista and Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Militares.
Reduto da Boa Vista
Photo: Frans Post, Public domain.
Reduto da Boa Vista is situated 700 metres north of Recife City Museum.
Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Militares
Church
Photo: BergCarlos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Our Lady of the Conception of the Military is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located on Rua Nova in the historic center of Recife and is under the administration of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife. Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Militares is situated 1 km north of Recife City Museum.
Saint Isabel Theather
Theater building
Photo: Rodrigojordy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Isabel Theater is located in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of Pernambuco state. It was inaugurated on 18 May 1850, and seats 850 in the audience. Saint Isabel Theather is situated 1¼ km north of Recife City Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Recife Antigo and Olinda.
Recife Antigo
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
Recife Antigo is the historical section of central Recife, Brazil. It is located on the Island of Recife, near the Recife harbor. This historic area has been recently recovered and now holds several clubs, bars and a high-tech center called Porto Digital.
Olinda
Photo: Prefeitura de Olinda, CC BY 2.0.
Olinda is a city in the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It hosts one of Brazil's most famous carnivals and is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its 16th and 17th century buildings.
Recife City Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Recife, Grande Recife, Pernambuco, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-8.07169° or 8° 4′ 18″ southLongitude
-34.88094° or 34° 52′ 51″ westOpen location code
6937W4H9+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5405114123OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q10333668
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In Other Languages
“Recife City Museum” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Museu da Cidade do Recife - Forte das Cinco Pontas”
- Portuguese: “Museu da cidade do recife”
- Portuguese: “Museu da Cidade do Recife”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forte das Cinco Pontas and Praça das Cinco Pontas.
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