The rubber cycle
Acre's history.
The Rubber Museum is a public institution in central Rio Branco, capital of Acre, that collects, keeps and displays evidence of the state's social and economic history and material culture, a state that grew out of tapping rubber in the Amazon forest. It was created by decree on 3 April 1978 and opened on 5 November that year, during the centenary of the migration of north-easterners to Acre, who came to work as rubber tappers. In 1990 it moved into the former headquarters of the abolished rubber authority, a 510-square-metre building on Avenida Ceará. The museum has exhibition rooms, a collection store, a library, an archive and a 60-seat auditorium, and serves as the state's central museum, keeping much of its documentary record. It is a good introduction to the «rubber cycle» that shaped Acre's history.
Acre's history.
The rubber tappers.
State records.
Avenida Ceará, central Rio Branco, Acre state
On Avenida Ceará in central Rio Branco.
