Event: Brazil - Rio de Janeiro

Casa do Pontal

When:	Daily
Where:	Casa do Pontal

Rio's unusual Casa do Pontal is home to the Brazilian folk art collection amassed by Frenchman Jacques Van de Beuque. More than 3,500 wooden and ceramic figures, ranging from a few centimeters tall to life-size, depict every aspect of daily life. Many of them spring to life at the flick of a switch, blinking, singing or playing musical instruments. Also worth a visit are the gardens of the nearby Sitio Burle Marx, with a collection of around 4,500 exotic trees, ferns and bromeliads.