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Museums & memory · Recife / Boa Vista

Pernambuco Archaeological, Historical and Geographic Institute

Research institution with documentation, library and collections linked to the history and formation of Pernambuco.
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Pernambuco Archaeological, Historical and Geographic Institute — Original Meu Recife editorial illustration — not a documentary photograph.
Original Meu Recife editorial illustration — not a documentary photograph. · Meu Recife
Description automatically translated from the Portuguese editorial summary.
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Historical and cultural context

Research institution with documentation, library and collections linked to the history and formation of Pernambuco. Meu Recife places the site within the editorial thread “Recife · houses · intellectual life”. This reading first establishes the documented cultural role, then keeps it separate from mutable hours, admission and exhibition programming.

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What to notice on site

Begin with these source-grounded themes: books, library and documentation; documents, maps and historical images. They are not a generic attraction checklist, but prompts derived from this specific profile's evidence. Compare the collection with the building that contains it, and notice how the institution connects memory, research and public narrative.

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Relationship with the city and district

Pernambuco Archaeological, Historical and Geographic Institute is in Boa Vista, Recife. The atlas connects it to the “Recife · houses · intellectual life” circuit, grouping places by theme and geography without inventing a single chronology. Treat the approach, nearby streets and shifts in urban scale as part of the visit: they explain how the place belongs to this part of the city.

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Verified facts

Every fact below is linked to this profile’s source codes.

Location
Boa Vista · Recife
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Listed address
Rua do Hospício, 130
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Documented focus
Research institution with documentation, library and collections linked to the history and formation of Pernambuco.
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Evidence basis
Identity, location and cultural relevance are supported by primary evidence.
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Original Meu Recife editorial copy based only on this profile's source codes. It does not reproduce third-party text in full or turn a community-guide opinion into fact.

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Before visiting

Reference address
Rua do Hospício, 130, Boa Vista, Recife — PE
Museums & memory
1–2 hours
What can change
Hours, tickets, accessibility and temporary closures can change. Confirm with the official source before visiting.
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Getting there

Coordinates published by an institutional source

Reference address
Rua do Hospício, 130
District and city
Boa Vista · Recife, PE
Verified coordinates
-8.061734, -34.884386
Coordinates published by an institutional source · map © OpenStreetMap