Museu Casa de Rui Barbosa

Rio de Janeiro


The former mansion of famous Brazilian journalist and diplomat Rui Barbosa is now a museum housing his library and personal belongings. Barbosa played a pivotal role in shaping the country’s socioeconomic development in the early 20th century.


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