Museu do Índio

In the Marechal Rondon Library, 16,000 national and foreign publications specialized in ethnology and other related areas, plus 50,000 images in diverse environments, including 3,000 digital photographs on CD-ROM, about 200 films, videos, and sound recordings, as well as 500,000 documents of historical value relating to various indigenous groups and their political situation in Brazil from the end of 19th century to the present.

In the eleven rooms of the main building, the Museu do Índio organizes the temporary showing of samples of paintings and photos using the collection storied in its archives.

It had been originally constructed by João Rodrigues Teixeira, an entrepreneur involved in the food industry of Rio de Janeiro.

Constructed by Teixeita as his family residence, the mansion house is registered by the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional or IPHAN (English: National Institute of Historic and Artistic Sites).

[1] Sociedade Amigos do Museu do Índio (SAMI) is a nonprofit organization with the objective of bringing the museum together with the public.

SAMI also accepts new memberships, as well as ideas, suggestions, and volunteers that will increase and ensure support for the scientific and cultural activities of the museum.

In 2003, a large exhibit of Brazilian native artifacts was planned in the city of Lille as part of the Celebrations of the Year of Brazil in France, that would take place in 2005.