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Museu Internacional de Arte Naif

R. Cosme Velho, 561 | (Currently closed.), Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22241, Brazil
+55 21 22058612
Ranked #86 of 201 attractions in Rio de Janeiro
4.0 of 5 stars 6 Reviews
Type: Art Museums
Owner description: The world’s largest collection of primitive paintings from the 15th century to the present day is housed in this colonial mansion, once the art studio...... more » Owner description: The world’s largest collection of primitive paintings from the 15th century to the present day is housed in this colonial mansion, once the art studio of Brazilian painter Eliseu Visconti. « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 22, 2011

I visited this museum in March 2011, I had to schedule a visit and was dissapointed to learn that now the museum is closed. I hope it reopens soon as I had a great time exploring a fantastic painting by Lia Mittarakis that portrays the whole city of Rio. It is a gigantic canvas that occupies the main floor of... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 13, 2005
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This museum has an enormous collection of 20th Century Brazilian Naif paintings. I especially liked Dalvin's "Flamengo Park", Lia Mitarakides' "Rio,I Love You", Hector de Prazeres' "Dance", and Gerson's "Windows of Life". I also enjoyed their non-Brazilian Naif paintings by Barbara Wikle ("Sunday in Country"-USA), Pedro T. Xolano("Lake Atitlan"-Guatemala), and Eugene Casquet ("Dragnignan Station"-France). At this museum, there were excellent... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 24, 2012
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 23, 2012
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2011
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