by Sueli Loiola
Review: Adam Palmer
April 26th, 2013
A museum dedicated for Language (the only museum in the world dedicated to language) inside Luz Train Station, it gives visitors a complete vision about the development of the Portuguese Language. It was inaugurated in March 2006 and comprises of three halls.
For us Brazilians, we have many reasons to be proud of the museum, mainly as It’s not easy to learn a language which changes almost every day and you will realize the complexity of Portuguese when you visit permanent exhibition hall. There you will discover the history and development of this language in Brazil. The most interesting section for me is the exhibits on accents in different regions, cultural expressions and changes in the language in past until now.
The museum brings some fantastic and interesting writers in their temporary exhibition hall. Here you’ll learn of Jorge Amado, Clarice Lispector, Machado de Assis, Mario de Andrade and a lot of writers which wrote novels & articles you will have read. Some of them were born in Sao Paulo and write of the city’s history showing many cultural aspects; For example, Mario de Andrade wrote Macunaíma in 1928 (Modernism period) which shows aspects of Sao Paulo natives (but Mario was ironic most of time and was satirical in his work) and also you’ll also learn how Sao Paulo was during the 20’s and 30’s. But the development about literature and authors we shall learn about later.
Also, you’ll see an amazing train station built in 1901 by the English. It has a replica of London’s Big Ben (a smaller version, but for me it’s awesome).
Services
Adress:Museu da Língua Portuguesa Praça da Luz, Centro São Paulo,SP-Brasil
Opening Hours:
Ticket office: Tuesday through Sunday: 10 A.M - 5 P.M
Museum: Tuesday through Sunday: 10 A.M - 6 P.M
Closed: On Mondays throughout the year (including holidays); January 1st; Carnival Tuesday; December 24th, 25th and December 31st.
Ticket Sales:
Admissions:Payment can be made only in cash.Full price: R$ 6,00 Half-price: R$ 3,00
Contact:+55 11 3322-0080
[email protected]
Review: Adam Palmer
April 26th, 2013
A museum dedicated for Language (the only museum in the world dedicated to language) inside Luz Train Station, it gives visitors a complete vision about the development of the Portuguese Language. It was inaugurated in March 2006 and comprises of three halls.
For us Brazilians, we have many reasons to be proud of the museum, mainly as It’s not easy to learn a language which changes almost every day and you will realize the complexity of Portuguese when you visit permanent exhibition hall. There you will discover the history and development of this language in Brazil. The most interesting section for me is the exhibits on accents in different regions, cultural expressions and changes in the language in past until now.
The museum brings some fantastic and interesting writers in their temporary exhibition hall. Here you’ll learn of Jorge Amado, Clarice Lispector, Machado de Assis, Mario de Andrade and a lot of writers which wrote novels & articles you will have read. Some of them were born in Sao Paulo and write of the city’s history showing many cultural aspects; For example, Mario de Andrade wrote Macunaíma in 1928 (Modernism period) which shows aspects of Sao Paulo natives (but Mario was ironic most of time and was satirical in his work) and also you’ll also learn how Sao Paulo was during the 20’s and 30’s. But the development about literature and authors we shall learn about later.
Also, you’ll see an amazing train station built in 1901 by the English. It has a replica of London’s Big Ben (a smaller version, but for me it’s awesome).
Services
Adress:Museu da Língua Portuguesa Praça da Luz, Centro São Paulo,SP-Brasil
Opening Hours:
Ticket office: Tuesday through Sunday: 10 A.M - 5 P.M
Museum: Tuesday through Sunday: 10 A.M - 6 P.M
Closed: On Mondays throughout the year (including holidays); January 1st; Carnival Tuesday; December 24th, 25th and December 31st.
Ticket Sales:
Admissions:Payment can be made only in cash.Full price: R$ 6,00 Half-price: R$ 3,00
Contact:+55 11 3322-0080
[email protected]