Museum of Immigration of the State of Sao Paulo
Museum of Immigration of the State of Sao Paulo
Museum of Immigration of the State of Sao Paulo
4.5
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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- Brás • 5 min walk
- Bresser-Mooca • 9 min walk
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Bruce M
214 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
This is an interesting museum to visit if you want to know about the immigrants that built São Paulo. It’s near subway station “Bresser-Mooca”, located in a neighborhood with italian predominance.
The only problem is to walk from the subway to the museum, lots of crack addicts around, you never know how they’ll react when they see you. Avoid them.
Free entrance on Saturdays, but it’s cheap even if you have to pay.
If you won’t feel comfortable with the homeless and crack addicts, just get there by taxi or Uber and you’ll be ok. 2 hour visit is enough here.
The only problem is to walk from the subway to the museum, lots of crack addicts around, you never know how they’ll react when they see you. Avoid them.
Free entrance on Saturdays, but it’s cheap even if you have to pay.
If you won’t feel comfortable with the homeless and crack addicts, just get there by taxi or Uber and you’ll be ok. 2 hour visit is enough here.
Written 22 August 2024
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Silvio P
Sao Paulo, SP48 contributions
Dec 2014 • Family
Very interesting way to find out when your family arrived to the country, in which wessel, which port. You can issuea certificate with the data you find there. Was very helpfull in our research to find our family origins and birth certificate.
Written 3 November 2015
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odoyle584
Belvidere, IL89 contributions
Sept 2015 • Couples
As Americans, we knew the immigrant process our ancestors endured, so it was interesting to learn how Brazil handled the many peoples who came to South America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It explains how these foreigners were assimilated into Brazilian society today, and helps explain why Brazilians don't describe themselves like we do as Italian-Americans, for example. It is located in an out-of-the way part of Sao Paolo -- one of the two taxis we took there got lost -- but it is on the site of the actual immigration center. There are some translations into English but not many. Knowing all the information would have made it a better experience. We attended on Saturday, which as free admission. One unexpected treat was how the barista prepared our coffee. She created designs and even a caricature of one of our group with the milk foam.
Written 24 September 2015
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Luciana R
7 contributions
Dec 2019
Very interesting. We spent one hour and a half there. We went there by taxi. So, we don´t know exactly where the metro station is, but as we left we saw dozens of homeless people, which can cause concern to people, although it doesn´t mean they are dangerous. I hear there are some services aimed at the homeless people nearby. We called a taxi home.
Written 29 December 2019
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Liliana C
Lyon, France2 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
My husband and I loved the museum! I think it is the kind of museum that all immigrants and tourist should visit in São Paulo to understand the diversity of Brazilian and how the country grew and developed because the influence and labor force of immigrants
Written 9 October 2019
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voyageur_polyglotte
Avignon, France157 contributions
Sept 2019 • Solo
This is not only a museum. This is the place where the majority of immigrants from Europe and Japan arrived by train after disembarking from Santos at the end of nineteenth and beginning of twentieth century.
The installations renovated recently show the histories of individual immigrants, their living conditions, their difficulties and the historical context of development of São Paulo.
A wonderful place to discover these human experiences and local history.
Even if it is not very easily accessible by metro, it is worth the visit!
The installations renovated recently show the histories of individual immigrants, their living conditions, their difficulties and the historical context of development of São Paulo.
A wonderful place to discover these human experiences and local history.
Even if it is not very easily accessible by metro, it is worth the visit!
Written 17 September 2019
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Nelson C
Salvador, BA1,435 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
1848, economic crisis in Europe, heavily unemployment, forced England to prohibit the business of slave trade in 1850, to foster migrants from Europe to the New World, as cheap labor. São Paulo created a huge program of immigration, and this migrant hostel was created in 1868. It’s a good museum, modernized with technology. A few items of the past, beautiful grounds. It lacks a program with replicas, and s store: you come and go and no souvenirs; just a few books. The Cantina deserves a pit stop. Historically, you learn a lot about the Brazilian ethnic fabric.
Written 5 August 2019
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Steve Y
Singapore, Singapore9 contributions
This museum is located in a quiet part of Sao Paulo. The Google map doesn't seem to have the correct street name. In any case, the direction was correct.
The street leading from the train station to the museum is quite quiet, with a few homeless people sitting/walking around.
I went on a Wednesday and somehow admission was free. Once inside, there is a lot of info on immigrants from Africa, Europe and Japan, how they ended up working in the sugar cane industry in the country side, etc. It's a great place to learn about Brazilian people.
The street leading from the train station to the museum is quite quiet, with a few homeless people sitting/walking around.
I went on a Wednesday and somehow admission was free. Once inside, there is a lot of info on immigrants from Africa, Europe and Japan, how they ended up working in the sugar cane industry in the country side, etc. It's a great place to learn about Brazilian people.
Written 22 November 2014
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TravellingBarron
Vienna, Austria31 contributions
Apr 2019 • Solo
This museum is in the area of Brás of São Paulo.
It is a very interesting museum detailing the history of immigration and migration throughout Brazil but specifically São Paulo.
There is numerous boards of information with pictures and relevant information, around half of which are translated into both Spanish and English. There are interactive games and videos which are only in Portuguese.
This museum was free on the Saturday I went, but is apparently usually 10 BRL, so very cheap considering. It is not far from the centre, and a 15 minute walk from the Brás metro station.
It offers a great insight into the fact that immigration was a central factor in the formative years of the state of São Paulo, I highly recommend visiting!
It is a very interesting museum detailing the history of immigration and migration throughout Brazil but specifically São Paulo.
There is numerous boards of information with pictures and relevant information, around half of which are translated into both Spanish and English. There are interactive games and videos which are only in Portuguese.
This museum was free on the Saturday I went, but is apparently usually 10 BRL, so very cheap considering. It is not far from the centre, and a 15 minute walk from the Brás metro station.
It offers a great insight into the fact that immigration was a central factor in the formative years of the state of São Paulo, I highly recommend visiting!
Written 20 April 2019
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nandita h
17 contributions
Nov 2017 • Couples
This is a impressive museum with a great ambiance and it tells the story of the migrants who came from all over the world (including one from India) their struggles with poverty, adjustment to food, their determination and grit. It is a multimedia and interactive but where technology is used to best effect to record the poignancy of their stories and ultimate triumph of the human spirit and of course the wonderful, vibrant Brazilian culture. The museum has a very special story to tell which is so relevant today.
Written 28 December 2017
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Daniel A
Vargem Grande Paulista, SP
Tem algum estacionamento privado perto do museu da imigração?
Written 4 June 2024
Daniel A
Vargem Grande Paulista, SP
Tem algum estacionamento privado perto do museu da imigração?
Written 4 June 2024
Por favor, como é apresentada, a história da imigração ? Vídeos ? Fotos ?
Written 9 November 2018
Prezado,
há diversos tipos de midias informativas a respeito da história da imigração no Brasil, cujo destino (origem no Brasil), foi o Porto de Santos - SP, em videos, muitas fotos e o mais interessante é a disponibilização de "totens'' para consulta dos imigrantes que por ali transitaram desde finais do século XIX. Eu por ex. com o sobrenome de meus antepassados, descobri quantos vieram em diversos grupos, porto de origem, o vapor que embarcaram e para quais fazendas de lavoura foram locados aqui no Brasil, particularmente no Estado de S.Paulo. Muito interessante mesmo...
Written 10 November 2018
Olá! ! O museu conta com empréstimo de carrinho de bebê?
Written 7 November 2018
Não sei se tem esse tipo de empréstimo. Melhor consultar no site do museu ou ligar lá para perguntar. Vale o passeio!!
Written 7 November 2018
jbcn15
Fortaleza, CE
A estação do metrô é próxima?
É perigoso andar dela ao museu?
Written 10 June 2018
Estação Bresser é a mais próxima. Não vejo problema no percurso até o museu.
Written 7 November 2018
Qual é o tempo de visita médio? O museu é grande? Ou pode ser visitado em menos de 2h?
Written 16 March 2018
Daniel,
Vai depender muito do seu interesse e o que está buscando, no museu tem bastante videos e documentos, então se quiser ver tudo detalhado vai demorar mais de 2 horas, mas se quiser ver sem detalhes em 2 horas da para ver tudo. O passeio de trem demora 30 a 40 minutos se quiser fazer.
Boa visita
Written 16 March 2018
MuseudoCafe
Santos, SP
Olá!
O Museu da Imigração não possui estacionamento.
Agradecemos o contato!
Written 22 November 2017
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