The Museum
The Many Ways
of Navigating
On the historic waterfront of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most prominent port city, the Brazilian Navy will build the country’s first public maritime museum. Situated alongside a pier, MuMa defines itself as a museum that embodies Brazil’s maritime history — its seas and rivers — embracing the plural meanings of what we call brasilidades (Brazilian identities), which unite and distinguish us.
To embrace the maritime universe, MuMa will bring together the fields of science, history, and art, offering the public an immersive experience into the multifaceted story of Brazil’s maritime past — a history shaped by its people in all their diversity and richness of expression.
At its core, the museum will also explore the sea and its complex role in the human journey — unveiling its historical, economic, cultural, symbolic, and mythological dimensions.
MuMa aims to develop and strengthen what we call maritime awareness — a recognition of the importance and richness of our seas and rivers. It will highlight the sea as a bridge that connects peoples and, within Brazil’s unique context, emphasize the significance of the Blue Amazon: our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), a vast maritime area that holds immense economic, ecological, and cultural value.



































