Museu do Amanhã

Rio de Janeiro


Designed by famed Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, this thoughtfully conceived science museum has interactive exhibitions on outer space, the earth and its biodiversity, humans (and our impact on the world), and the major global trends and challenges that lie in the future. In all, the museum takes a somewhat pessimistic view of the human species and its long-ranging impact on everything around it.


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