Aquarium
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
🇧🇷 Brazil
🐠 Aquarium, Brazil 38 spp. present
The Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, commonly shortened MPEG, is a Brazilian research institution and museum located in the city of Belém, state of Pará, Brazil. It was founded in 1866 by Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna as the Pará Museum of Natural History and Ethnography, and was later named in honor of Swiss naturalist Émil August Goeldi, who reorganized the institution and was its director from 1894 to 1905. It is now the "main research center on natural systems and sociocultural processes of the Brazilian Amazon." The museum and zoological park are listed as protected sites by both the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, and the Department of Historic, Artistic and Cultura Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1.452° S 48.476° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
38
speciesOpened
1866
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Wed–Sun · 9:00–13:00
Getting there
- Address
- Avenida Governador Magalhães Barata 376, 66040-170 Belém
- Phone
- +55 91 3211 1700
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi?
Belém, Brazil
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi is an aquarium in Belém, Brazil, at Avenida Governador Magalhães Barata 376, 66040-170 Belém. Its coordinates are 1.452° S, 48.476° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Brownsberg Nature Park, about 1,031 km away.
What animals can you see at Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi?
38 species
Citizen-science photos record 38 species at Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, including Scarlet Ibis, White-throated Toucan, Black Caiman, Crested Agouti and Wood Stork. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi in the wild?
Scarlet Ibis: Caroni Swamp
Some of the animals photographed at Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi also live in the parks and cities we cover: Scarlet Ibis (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Caroni Swamp), White-throated Toucan (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve) and Black Caiman (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Anavilhanas National Park).
Does Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi open?
Wed–Sun · 9:00–13:00
According to its open map listing, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi is open Wed–Sun · 9:00–13:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi open and how big is it?
Opened 1866, 6.0 ha
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, an aquarium in Belém, Brazil, opened in 1866 and covers about 6.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 38 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)