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Museu Casa do Pontal Review
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Museu Casa do Pontal
- Address: Estrada do Pontal 3295, Grumari, Rio de Janeiro
- Phone: 021/2490-3278
- Category: Museums/Galleries
- Location: Grumari
Fodor's Review:
If you're heading toward Prainha or beyond to Grumari, consider taking a detour to Brazil's largest folk-art museum. One room houses a wonderful mechanical sculpture that represents all of the escolas de samba (samba schools) that march in the Carnival parades. Another mechanical "scene" depicts a circus in action. This private collection is owned by a French expatriate, Jacques Van de Beuque, who has been collecting Brazilian treasures -- including religious pieces -- since he arrived in the country in 1946.
- Cost: R$10
- Open: Tues.-Sun. 9:30-5
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