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Museu Casa do Pontal
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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.
- Address: Estrada do Pontal 3295, Grumari, Rio de Janeiro, 22785-560 | Map It
- Phone: 21/2490--3278
- Cost: R$10
- Hours: Tues.-Sun. 9:30-5
- Website: www.museucasadopontal.com.br
- Location: Centro and Environs
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