Museum of Life

The Museum of Life is located at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: Econt, CC BY 3.0.

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Brazil
Also known as: “Fiocruz Museum of Life”, “Museu da Vida Fiocruz”, and “museudavida.fiocruz.br”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pavilhão Mourisco and Estação Manguinhos.

Pavilhão Mourisco

Public building

Photo: Econt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pavilhão Mourisco is a public building, which is situated 240 metres northwest of Museum of Life.

Estação Manguinhos

Railway station

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Estação Manguinhos is a railway station, which is situated 750 metres southwest of Museum of Life.

Manguinhos Library Park

Library

Photo: Ministério da Cultura, CC BY 2.0.

Manguinhos Library Park is a library and park complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The library opened on April 29, 2010. It contains over 25,000 books, 900 DVDs and 3 million songs, and also has a theatre that seats 200 people, a music room, classrooms, and a “Meu Bairro” room created for community member meetings. Manguinhos Library Park is situated 1¼ km southwest of Museum of Life.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonsucesso and Benfica.

Bonsucesso

Suburb

Bonsucesso is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a population of about 17,000. Formerly the neighbourhood was known for industry, which has since moved largely to the outskirts of Rio and made place for a more service based economy.