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.
Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
  • Museum
  • …is also known as “Museu Histórico Nacional”
  • …dates from 1922
  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday–Friday: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Saturday–Sunday: 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
  • Description: history museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Address: Praça Marechal Âncora, Rio de Janeiro

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Largo da Misericórdia and Santos Dumont Airport.
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Places in the Area

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National Historical Museum

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Latitude
-22.9058° or 22° 54′ 21″ south
Longitude
-43.16971° or 43° 10′ 11″ west
Open location code
589R3RVJ+M4
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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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