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Objects from the history of the state on display, from a Dutch bronze cannon to Afro-Brazilian art.
The Museu do Estado de Pernambuco (MEPE) is housed in a 19th-century mansion on the Av. Rui Barbosa in Recife, capital of Pernambuco state, Brazil. It was opened in 1929. The museum collections contain over 12 thousand works of art which invite the visitor to a journey into the local history, from pictures of Colonial Brazil and the period of the Dutch invasion (1630–1654), to those of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Academia Pernambucana de Letras
Constructed in 1870, this is the headquarters of a prominent literary society.
More than 1,400 drawings and 160 paintings by paintor Murillo La Greca.
Museu da Abolição
Museum that covers the period of slavery and the abolitionist movement in 19th-century Brazil. Former plantation house. Former residence of Counsellor João Alfredo, leader of Brazil's abolitionist movement in the 19th century.
Centro Cultural Benfica
The center specializes in the "Armorial" Movement and also holds a significant portion of the pieces from the old Fine Arts School.
Museu de Arqueologia da Universidade Católica de Pernambuco
Archeological museum focused on indigenous artifacts. Located at the Catholic University of Pernambuco.
Holy Cross
Built between 1725 and 1732. Parts of the movie Lisbela e o Prisioneiro (2003) were shot in the square in front of the church.