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Museu de Arqueologia e Etnología
Rua XV de Novembro 575 • Tues-Sun 8am-8pm • Free •
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Paranaguá's most imposing building, the fortress-like
Colégio dos Jesuítas
, is home
to the
Museu de Arqueologia e Etnología
.
None of the museum's exhibits relates to
the Jesuits, concentrating instead on prehistoric archeology, indigenous culture and
popular art, with some fine examples of early agricultural implements and of the
basketry, lace-making and fishing skills of the Tupi-Guaraní. The building dates back
to 1698, sixteen years after the Jesuits were invited by Paranaguá's citizens to establish
a school for their sons. Because it lacked a royal permit, however, the authorities
promptly halted work on the college until 1738, when one was at last granted and
building recommenced. In 1755 the college finally opened, only to close four years
later with the Jesuits' expulsion from Brazil.
Largo Monsenhor Celso and around
Igreja Nossa Senhora do Rosário: Daily 8am-6pm • Free
Away from the waterfront, in the area above the Jesuit college, the city's remaining
colonial buildings are concentrated on
Largo Monsenhor Celso
and the roads running
SÃO
PAULO
PARANAGUÁ BAY
Ariri
PARQUE
NACIONAL
DO SUPERAGÜI
Vila Fátima
Ilha de
Superagui
Guaraqueçaba
PR-405
Cacatu
ESTRADA DA
GRACIOSA
Praia Deserta
PARQUE
ESTADUAL DE
MARUMBI
Porto de
Cima
Ilha das
Peças
Vila Superagui
Ilha da
Cotinga
São João da
Graciosa
Morretes
Antonina
Ilha do Mel
Paranaguá
Nova Brasília
Encantadas
Pontal do Sul
Praia de Leste
Matinhos
Caiobá
N
Guaratuba
SANTA
CATARINA
0
20
kilometres
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