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Casa da Memória de Vila Velha Espírito Santo 2019 3464
Casa da Memória de Vila Velha Espírito Santo 2019 3464

The Memory House Museum (Portuguese: Museu Casa da Memória) is a Brazilian museum in Vila Velha, created in 1997. It is located in a house built in 1893, which was restored by the DEC/ES through the efforts of a group of volunteers and Vila Velha residents. The project began in 1993 and was inaugurated as the Memory House Museum in 1994. This late 19th century building was the result of a movement organized by the Prainha residents' association. The entire collection on display at the Memory House belongs to the Historical and Geographical Institute of Vila Velha (IHGVV). The collection includes old photographs, flags, navigational instruments, statues of important historical figures, newspapers, magazines and other documents about Prainha and Vila Velha's historical site. There are also statues of the first Donatário of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo, Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, and the first female Donat in Brazil, Captain Luiza Grinalda. There is also a 16th century cannon, as well as the 1930 Bonde 42, the public transport active in the city until 1973, which was restored by the IHGVV to be included in the exhibition.

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Memory House Museum
Avenida Antônio Ferreira de Queiroz, Vila Velha Centro de Vila Velha (Vila Velha)

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Sítio Histórico da Prainha

Avenida Antônio Ferreira de Queiroz
29100-180 Vila Velha, Centro de Vila Velha (Vila Velha)
Espírito Santo, Brazil
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