The Afro-Brazilian Museum - Museu Afro Brasileiro (MAFRO), in Salvador, offers visitors a sweeping view of Brazil's African roots.
Located in the historic district and housed in a building which once was the first Medicine School in Brazil, MAFRO should be a top priority in your list of Bahia museums. Few Brazil museums are exclusively dedicated to Afro-Brazilian heritage.
Pottery, artifacts, musical instruments, clothing items, and other objects that tell of everyday life on the African continent are on display at MAFRO, thanks to acquisitions by the Brazilian Ministry of External Affairs and donations from African diplomatic missions in Brazil.
One of the treasures at MAFRO is the set of huge tablets painted by Argentinean/Brazilian Carybé (Hector Julio Páride Bernabó, 1911-1997). They depict 27 of the main deities - orixás (or orishás) in Candomblé, an Afro-Brazilian religion with deep roots in Salvador.
You'll also see ritual objects used by Candomblé priests and priestesses.
Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Weekends and holidays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Address: Terreiro de Jesus / Former School of Medicine complex
Historic Downtown Salvador (Centro Histórico)
Salvador - BA
Phone: 55-71-3321-2013
Fax: 55-71-3321-2013
Admission valid to MAFRO (ground floor) and the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (downstairs)
Adults: R$5
Kids 6-12: R$2,50
Students (with ID card): R$2,50
