Museu Paulista (Museu do Ipiranga), Sao Paulo

The magnificent Museu Paulista or Museu do Ipiranga majestically punctuates the manicured layout of Independence Park. Its construction began in 1884 and its architecture is archetypical of a Renaissance palace. Opened to the public as a museum almost a decade later, it houses a large collection of paintings, artifacts, sculptures, furniture and documents that attract tourists throngs aplenty. The assortment dates from the mid-19th Century to the early 1900s and is of tremendous significance to the country's independence. The 1888 "Independence or Death" painting by artist Pedro Américo is a must-see. Outside the museum are landscaped gardens inspired by the Palace of Versailles in France, as well as the Monument to Independence and the Casa do Grito e Capela Imperial.

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