Mamulengu Doll Museum

Mamulengu is a famous doll museum in Brazil, which contains a rare collection of antique toys. Museum exhibits are real works of art and take part in the famous colorful carnival of Olinda.

In Mamulenga there is a collection of dolls brought from different cities of the north-east of the country. The amazing collection of more than 1000 pieces is dedicated to the mobile theater Mamulengos. Carnival held annually in Olinda became famous thanks to dolls from the Mamulengu Museum, created from papier-mache.

Fun and riot of colors cover Olinda for a week, the cobbled streets turn into a scene where a stunning action unfolds. The procession of museum dolls with dances, songs and music traditionally begins at Quartukantus Square. The rhythms of the music range from a lively and frenetic frew to an unusual maracat.