Museu do Rio Cuiabá

Museu do Rio Cuiabá is a museum in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. Museu do Rio Cuiabá is situated nearby to the public aquarium Aquário Municipal Justino Malheiros, as well as near the protected area Centro Histórico do Porto.

Photo: Mateus Hidalgo, CC BY-SA 2.5 br.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Photo: Mateus Hidalgo, CC BY-SA 2.5 br.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa do Artesão and Caixa D’Água Velha Museum.

Casa do Artesão

Historic building

Photo: Mateus Hidalgo, CC BY-SA 2.5 br.

Casa do Artesão is a historic building, which is situated 650 metres northeast of Museu do Rio Cuiabá.

Caixa D’Água Velha Museum

Museum

Photo: Ileticiachaves, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Caixa D’Água Velha Museum is situated 2 km north of Museu do Rio Cuiabá.

Geodetic Center of South America

Photo: Fabio Gomes, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cuiabá is home to the Geodetic Center of South America, at coordinates 15° 35′ 56.80″ south latitude and 56° 06′ 05.55″ west longitude. Located in the current Pascoal Moreira Cabral square, it was determined by Marshal Cândido Rondon in 1909. Geodetic Center of South America is situated 2 km northeast of Museu do Rio Cuiabá.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Várzea Grande.

Várzea Grande

Photo: Guilmann, Public domain.

Várzea Grande is a city in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state.

Museu do Rio Cuiabá

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Mercado do Peixe”, “Museu do Rio “Hid Alfredo Scaff””, and “Museu Hid Alfredo Scaff”
Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Central West, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-15.61491° or 15° 36′ 54″ south

Longitude

-56.10763° or 56° 6′ 28″ west

Open location code

58P59VPR+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 167855944

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q10333926

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Museu do Rio Cuiabá” goes by many names.

German: “Museu do Rio Cuiabá”
Portuguese: “Mercado do Peixe”
Portuguese: “Museu do Rio “Hid Alfredo Scaff””
Portuguese: “Museu do Rio Cuiabá”
Portuguese: “Museu Hid Alfredo Scaff”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aquário Municipal Justino Malheiros and Centro Histórico do Porto.

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