Fun place to learn some history of languages especially if you're a liguaphile. It's all housed in…read morethe historic Luz building and the third floor has a short film and opens up to a multi-wall projector open space theater where poems are creatively recited. The second floor has video along the hallway with historical information and and interactive section towards the back along with a history of the line of important factors. The first floor had a bunch of political comics which transcends language barriers. I was expecting more historical documents or an extensive library but still it was quite modern.

Separated across several small floors in the beautiful Estação da Luz this museum was a pleasant…read moresurprise. On the first floor you'll find poems, graffiti, and political slogans that may go over your head if you are not familiar with Portuguese (or another Romance language). Going up again takes you to the biggest floor which expounds on the origins and influences of modern Brasilian Portuguese along with some light insights into the history of Brasil. It's on the smaller side but if you read every poster you could spend more than an hour without even watching their video presentation (included in the ticket price). Cheap and easily accessible, but only worth it if you're into words.