Rubber Plantation Museum (Seringal Vila Paraíso)
Museu do Seringal Vila Paraíso
An open-air museum that can only be reached by boat. It recreates a rubber baron’s manor and tappers’ huts, and vividly tells the story of the rubber boom and its exploitation.
The Rubber Plantation Museum (Seringal Vila Paraíso) is on the Igarapé São João, northwest of Manaus. It was originally the film set for the 2002 Portuguese film “Jungle,” and was later turned into an open-air museum. The site recreates a rubber baron’s wooden manor, the simple shacks of the tappers, a general store, and a workshop where rubber is smoked. Guides demonstrate how rubber is tapped and how rubber balls are smoked, and they explain the hardships tappers endured under debt bondage. The only way to get there is by boat. A speedboat from the pier near Ponta Negra takes about 30 minutes, and visits are often combined with a river day tour. Admission costs a few tens of reais (confirm on site). The museum is usually closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun about 08:00–16:00 (check on site)
Nearby sights
- Moon Beach (Praia da Lua)
- Ponta Negra Beach
- Tupé Beach
- Tarumã Waterfall
- Rio Negro Bridge
- CIGS Zoo
- Arena da Amazônia
- Manaus City Museum (Paço da Liberdade)