The Museum of Sugar (in
Brazilian Portuguese: ''Museu do Açúcar'') was a
museum devoted to the history of the
sugar industry in Brazil. It was envisioned by Gil de Methódio Maranhão and created on August 3, 1960 by Resolution 1745 of the
Institute of Sugar and Alcohol (IAA).
The first exhibition was in
Rio de Janeiro at IAA headquarters. The museum was relocated to
Recife on January 30, 1961 and into its own building as the ''O Açúcar e o Homem'' (Sugar and Man) exhibit in October 1963. The museum was designed by
Carlos Antônio Falcão Correia Lima in the Casa Forte neighbourhood. The landscaping was planned by agronomist
Dárdano de Andrade Lima.
Aloísio Magalhães Aloisio or Aloísio is a Romance masculine given name, arising via an Old Occitan form '' Aloys'' from Louis.
* Aloisio da Milano, also known as Aloisio da Carezano, Aleviz Milanets and Aleviz Fryazin, 15th/16th century Italian architect
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organized sugarcane plantings in a design with a vertical
mill-stone from the Vila da Rainha Plantation in
Rio de Janeiro and a horizontal mill-stone from the Camaragibe Plantation in
Pernambuco. The museum acquired an extensive collection of memorabilia and artifacts. Conferences and courses were hosted and the ''Revista do Museu do Açúcar'' (Museum of Sugar Magazine) was published from 1968 until 1973. Authors of articles included José Antônio Gonsalves de Mello, Ariano Suassuna, Fernando Pio, and Jayme Griz.
The Sugar Museum and its holdings were acquired by the Joaquim Nabuco Institute for Social Research, which is now the
Joaquim Nabuco Foundation
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* Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician
* Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician
* Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer
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. The museum and all its patrimony were transferred to the Institute through Law nº 6.456 on 26 October 1977. The museum became the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation's
Museum of the Northeast Man, where the archives from the sugar museum are held.
[Lúcia Gaspa]
Museum of Sugar
Joaquim Nabuco Foundation Librarian
See also
*
Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum is located in the small sugarcane growing and milling community of Puʻunene, Hawaii, Kahului, Maui. The museum exhibits the history of Hawaiian sugarcane plantations and Alexander & Baldwin and its role in the su ...
References
Source: GASPAR, Lúcia. Museum of Sugar. Pesquisa Escolar On-Line, Joaquim Nabuco Foundation, Recife. Available at:
. Accessed: July 11, 2013
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Museums established in 1960
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1960 establishments in Brazil
Industry museums
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Sugar museums
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