Martius-Staden Institute (Instituto Martius-Staden) (Brazil)

The Martius-Staden Institute of Sciences, Letters and Brazilian-German Cultural Exchange is a non-profit public utility institution maintained by the Visconde de Porto Seguro Foundation, which aims to preserve cultural relations between Brazil and Germany. The main objective is to make available to the public one of the largest collections on German immigration to Brazil, through documents, newspapers, books, maps, photographs and other materials.