Cachoeiro De Itapemirim

In Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, personal musical history, a former railway station building, Brazilian folk culture and a tourist circular route come together. The themes range from Roberto Carlos’ early years to an English-made lathe. This lets you choose different focuses when planning your trip: discover cultural sites or include a longer route.

Musical history and the Braga family home

The Casa de Cultura Roberto Carlos preserves the original architecture of the house where singer and composer Roberto Carlos Braga spent his early years. Inside, photographs, records, pictures and musical instruments document stages of his career. The architecture and exhibits offer two different ways to explore the site: you can focus on the building or look at Roberto Carlos Braga’s musical development.

The Casa dos Braga also offers a glimpse into the family’s history: it is located in their former residence and is protected as a municipal heritage site. Three exhibitions, with guided tours, make it a cultural destination in its own right. Visitors interested in the history of a house and its residents will find a different focus here than at the Casa de Cultura Roberto Carlos, which explores the singer’s career.

Railway history and popular culture

The Museu Ferroviário Domingos Lage is located in the city center in a former railway station building. Dating from 1903, the building retains its original features. One particularly tangible exhibit relates to railway history: the museum’s main attraction is an English-made lathe built in 1930. It draws attention not only to the building but also to a single technical object with its own provenance and date.

The Centro Cultural Mestre Salatiel offers a different cultural experience. It is dedicated to sharing and preserving the intangible heritage of popular culture and folklore in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim. Capoeira is the main focus of its activities. When planning your trip, you can therefore distinguish an interest in cultural heritage from an interest in musical history or railway engineering.

Cultural sites or a circular route?

The Rota do Itabira adds another possible focus: this tourist circular route is approximately 7 kilometers long. Its approximate length helps you account for it as a distinct part of your plans; it is a different travel activity from exploring the cultural sites. Families can discuss in advance whether they are especially interested in Roberto Carlos, historic railway engineering, capoeira or the circular route. The different themes offer concrete points of interest, without requiring you to limit your trip to just one kind of discovery.

More destinations to discover: Domingos Martins, São Mateus, Cariacica, Itapemirim, Café, Rio Bananal, Ibiraçu and Marataízes.

For the broader travel overview: Espírito Santo.