A family found human bones while renovating this house in 1996: it sits on the Cemitério dos Pretos Novos, the burial ground of enslaved Africans who died just after landing at Valongo. Glass windows in the floor show the excavation. It is the most direct way to understand Pequena África, and few visitors find it.
- Address
- Rua Pedro Ernesto, 32-34, Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro
- Hours
- Tue-Fri 10:00-16:00; Sat 10:00-13:00; closed Mon, Sun (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1 h
- Price
- Entry BRL 20 (Time Out Rio, 2024)
- Price level
- R$
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Look down through the archaeological windows in the main hall (Time Out).
- The IPN runs a two-hour African Heritage Circuit from Largo de São Francisco da Prainha past Pedra do Sal and Morro da Conceição; book on Sympla (Time Out).
- The house also holds a library on African and Afro-Brazilian themes and a contemporary art gallery (Wikipedia).