Rio de Janeiro
Grande Rio
Rio de Janeiro

National Historical Museum

The National Historical Museum of Brazil was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America.
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: history museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Also known as: “Museu Histórico Nacional”
  • Address: Praça Marechal Âncora, Rio de Janeiro
Photo: Joalpe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Joalpe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Largo da Misericórdia and Santos Dumont Airport.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 130 metres northwest of National Historical Museum.

Aerodrome
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The is the second major serving , . It is more of a domestic hub, with serving international flights after 2023.

Library
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The of Brazil is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of . It is located in , the capital city of Brazil from 1763 to 1960, more specifically at square. is situated 730 metres southwest of National Historical Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castelo and Centro.

Quarter
is a region in , , but not officially recognized as a neighborhood, and officially forms part of the Centro neighborhood. It is generally considered to be located in the region between , the and .

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the of , . It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.

Suburb
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is a middle-class neighborhood of the city of , . It is located between the neighbourhoods of and .

National Historical Museum

Latitude
-22.9058° or 22° 54′ 21″ south
Longitude
-43.16971° or 43° 10′ 11″ west
Inception
1922
Open location code
589R3RVJ+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1051455251
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q510993
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National Historical Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف التاريخي الوطني للبرازيل”
  • Armenian: “Բրազիլիայի ազգային պատմական թանգարան”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны гістарычны музей Бразіліі”
  • Catalan: “Museu Històric Nacional (Brasil)”
  • Catalan: “Museu Històric Nacional”
  • Chinese: “國立歷史博物館”
  • Chinese: “歷史博物館”
  • Dutch: “National Historical Museum”
  • French: “musée historique national”
  • French: “Musée historique national”
  • German: “MHN”
  • German: “Museu Histórico Nacional”
  • German: “Nationales historisches Musuem”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο της Βραζιλίας”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο”
  • Italian: “Museo storico nazionale del Brasile”
  • Japanese: “国立歴史博物館”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Histórico Nacional”
  • Russian: “Национальный исторический музей Бразилии”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni zgodovinski muzej (Brazilija)”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni zgodovinski muzej”
  • Spanish: “Museo Historico Nacional”
  • Spanish: “Museo Histórico Nacional”
  • Tatar: “Бразилия милли тарих музее”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний історичний музей Бразилії”

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