created in 1968 as a result of the campaign for the defence of brazilian folklore, museu do folclore edison carneiro (edison carneiro folklore museum) offers the visitor a fascinating collection of ethnographic items, which portray popular culture, different ways of life in brazil and the diverse expression of customs and lifestyles in brazilian society.

situated next door to the palácio do catete and housed in nineteenth century eclectic-styled former residential buildings of the nineteenth century, the museum received its current name in 1976 in honour of the folklorist, ethnologist and historian edison carneiro.