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Museu e Oficina Francisco Brennand

This is a cool place. A gem in itself... if you can find it. I spent an hour and a half on a bus filled with students (side note: I read on the 'Metro' (free paper on the London Underground) a good way to while away youyr time while on public transport, amoung other things, is to find some 'eye candy' and enjoy the rest of the ride. I did just that... along with about twenty other older men on the bus. Lets say the female student population is quite high here. And they wern't to bad looking). At the end of the bus line its recommended to catch a taxi to the museum. Apparently its not safe and a long walk. I found it a very pleasant walk and not very far at all. It was a little frustrating as there is also and institute with a similar name. The locals couldn't tell the difference between a museum and an institute so I got the run around a little.

Mr Brennand inherrited the run down ceramic factory from his father in 1971 where upon he converted it into his studio. He has done very well out of the business that ensued and is apparently a well know ceramisist in Brazil.