Monteiro Lobatou Museum

The Monteiro Lobato Museum tells about the life and work of one of the most important writers of Brazil, journalist, translator, art critic of the first half of the 20th century Jose Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato. The writer lived in this house owned by his grandfather for 12 years. After the death of his grandfather, the family sold the estate. And only in 1958 the fazenda was transferred to the Ministry for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage.

The museum is located in a single-storey stone building characteristic of rural construction of the 19th century architecture. The museum belongs to the park zone Yellow Woodpecker (the so-called cycle of works of the writer for children). It is surrounded by 20 acres of green area: forest, meadow, river, waterfall, orchard planted by the writer’s grandfather. The park is decorated with sculptures of Monteiro Lobato’s characters. The river has picnic tables. There is also a playground in the park. In the garden, visitors are allowed to eat fruit from trees. If you wish, you can take pictures with animators in costumes of the heroes of the writer’s children’s works. Entrance to the park is free.

The museum preserves the writer’s furniture and belongings, the first editions of his books. There is a library with his works. At the museum there are creative workshops, lectures. On weekends for children show theatrical productions on the books of the writer.