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Museu Felícia Leirner

Tucked into 35,000 m² of Atlantic Forest beside the iconic Claudio Santoro Auditorium, this open-air museum displays 85 bronze, granite and white-cement sculptures by Polish-born artist Felícia Leirner — arranged chronologically through the stages of her career, from figurative early works to sweeping abstract forms. It is one of the finest outdoor sculpture collections in Latin America, and the m

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Art Meets Altitude

The works are grouped by artistic phase — figurative (1950–1958), transitional, abstract, organic and landscape — so a walk through the garden doubles as a biography of one of Brazil's most important 20th-century sculptors.

From several points on the trail, the view opens onto the Pedra do Baú rock formation and the ridgeline of the Mantiqueira, a jaw-dropping frame for contemplating a piece of abstract bronze.

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Sharing a Stage with the Winter Festival

The museum shares its grounds with the Auditório Claudio Santoro, home of the celebrated Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos do Jordão held each July — meaning the sculpture garden transforms into a concert backdrop during the city's biggest cultural event.

A small cafeteria and a bookshop are on site, making this an easy half-morning stop before heading to the adjacent Boa Vista Palace.

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