The trading hall
Stained-glass ceiling.
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). — CC0
The Coffee Museum in Santos occupies the palace of the Official Coffee Exchange, where Brazil's coffee deals were struck when Santos was its biggest export port. Building began in 1920 and it opened on 7 September 1922, the centenary of Brazilian independence, in eclectic style with copper domes, statues, marble and stained glass. Its finest room is the trading hall, where merchants bought and sold coffee, with wooden seating, a stained-glass ceiling and paintings by Benedito Calixto depicting the history of Santos. The building was abandoned in the late 1970s, restored and opened as a museum in 1998, and became the first eclectic-style building listed as national heritage. The museum has a café serving Brazilian coffees to taste, and entry is free on Saturdays.
Stained-glass ceiling.
Santos's history.
Brazilian coffees.
Rua XV de Novembro 95, historic centre of Santos
On Saturdays; otherwise R$16. The museum is closed on Mondays.
