Brazil

Discover Brazil's pharmaceutical heritage through historic hospital museums and colonial medical collections.

1 city
1 museum

Planning Tip

Located in Salvador, Bahia. Museum housed in building that was Brazil's first hospital. Historic Center location.

Country Highlights

Santa Casa de Misericórdia museum in historic 17th-century mansion

Preserved 1867 pharmaceutical cabinet from Charity Hospital

Colonial medical history and religious medical practices

Quick Stats

Hospital Founded1549
Museum Items3,874+
Historic Building17th century

Fun Facts

Housed in Brazil's first hospital building

Features preserved 1867 pharmaceutical cabinet

Located in UNESCO World Heritage Historic Center