Mariano Procópio Museum

The Mariano Procópio Museum is a museum of art, history and the natural sciences located in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Founded in 1915 by Alfredo Ferreira Lage, it was the first museum ever built in Minas Gerais, and the third museum ever built in Brazil.

Photo: Rodrigo.Argenton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Rodrigo.Argenton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Museum
Description: ecological museum in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Also known as: “Mariano Procopio Museum” and “Museu Mariano Procópio”
Address: Rua Mariano Procópio, Mariano Procópio, Juiz de Fora

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paço Municipal de Juiz de Fora and Railway Museum.

Paço Municipal de Juiz de Fora

Arts center

Paço Municipal de Juiz de Fora

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Paço Municipal de Juiz de Fora is an arts center, which is situated 2 km southeast of Mariano Procópio Museum.

Railway Museum

Museum

Photo: HVL, CC BY 4.0.

Railway Museum is situated 2 km southeast of Mariano Procópio Museum.

Halfeld Park

Park

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Halfeld Park is situated 2 km southeast of Mariano Procópio Museum.

Mariano Procópio Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Juiz de Fora, Southern Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-21.74615° or 21° 44′ 46″ south

Longitude

-43.36006° or 43° 21′ 36″ west

Operator

Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora

Open location code

58CR7J3Q+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Mariano Procópio Museum” goes by many names.

French: “Musée Mariano Procópio”
German: “Mariano Procópio Museum”
Portuguese: “Chácara mariano procópio”
Portuguese: “Chácara Mariano Procópio”
Portuguese: “Fundação Museu Mariano Procópio”
Portuguese: “Museu mariano procópio”
Portuguese: “Museu Mariano Procópio”
Portuguese: “Parque Mariano Procópio”
Spanish: “Museo Mariano Procópio”
Spanish: “Museu Mariano Procópio”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parque Mariano Procópio and Ancoradouro dos pedalinhos.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Administração do Parque Mariano Procópio and QG da 4ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve (Montanha).

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