Forte do Brum Military Museum

Historical and cultural context

Listed historic fortification, today linked to military memory and the origins of the Army in the Northeast. Meu Recife places the site within the editorial thread “Recife · fortifications · city”. This reading first establishes the documented cultural role, then keeps it separate from mutable hours, admission and exhibition programming.

What to notice on site

Begin with these source-grounded themes: defensive elements and military memory. 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.

Relationship with the city and district

Forte do Brum Military Museum is in Old Recife, Recife. The atlas connects it to the “Recife · fortifications · city” 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.

Verified facts

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

Location

Old Recife · Recife

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Listed address

Praça da Comunidade Luso-Brasileira, s/n

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Documented focus

Listed historic fortification, today linked to military memory and the origins of the Army in the Northeast.

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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.

Before visiting

Reference address

Praça da Comunidade Luso-Brasileira, s/n, Bairro do Recife, 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.

Getting there

Coordinates published by an institutional source

Reference address

Praça da Comunidade Luso-Brasileira, s/n

District and city

Bairro do Recife · Recife, PE

Verified coordinates

-8.052803, -34.871412