Football (Soccer) Museum

The museum is an interesting place to visit for a few hours. There’s not much written in English, but you can download an audio guide using their free WiFi. Clearly it was great to learn how football was brought to the country by an English man! The exhibits are well constructed and informative. We also got lucky and watched a little football in the stadium that the museum sits in.

A unique experience and display of some of the story and history of football in Brazil. Cool art pieces and exhibits, done creatively and overall great value for money. A definite must if visiting Sao Paolo.

The tour around the museum is short, bit it's definitely worth a visit, especially if you're a football fan. The history is quite something and there's a souvenir shop on the spot.

A cool experience. Lucky for us the day we visited it was free entry so can’t complain at all

Great place to visit if you like football & would like to learn about the history of the sport in Brazil. The museum has interactive games, videos & clips of fantastic moments of football. It’s worth a visit.

On the day that I went it was for free but normally it costs R24. Very interesting museum, just every information is in Portuguese or Spanish, nothing in English. But it was still nice to walk around it! You can go on the field too!

Great museum about all aspects of the sport, in all its varieties and historical significances. I think it's worth the visit even for people who don't particularly like the sport in itself. The museum explains the particular Brazilian culture of the football in the bairros. Women's football is also talked about a lot. At the end of the museum, you can make some attempts to score goals yourself. The store on the side is also very varied!

A really good football museum, but be aware that a lot of things aren't translated into English. It's also sustainable for kids so if you have a family you can have for sure a nice interactive experience. I gave 4/5 stars because the museum don't offer english translation and it could be crowded of children. But it's still really interesting and a really good set up.

Yelp Review 2025 #166: It's a small museum located inside Pacaembu Stadium focusing on Brazilian futebol culture and history. I went on the first Tuesday of the month which meant admission was free and they don't close till 9pm! Their normal hours are Tuesday to Sunday 9am-5pm. I was honestly expecting this place to be packed especially if you don't have to pay for admission - not that the tickets are expensive. It's 24 Brazilian Reais which is about $4.50, half price for students, low-income youth, seniors, and retirees. Children 7 and under can come in for free. I've been to futbol museums in Spain, Germany, FIFA Museum in Switzerland, etc and this museum seems underwhelming compared to the places I've been to. But remember, this is a museum focusing on Brazilian futebol only. Most, if not all, of the information are in Portuguese. But there are pictures/ graphics that will help you understand what is written. Or just take a picture and translate on your phone. It's visually interesting. It's not just pictures and memorabilia and next to them are labels you have to read and be bored by. You'll see the greatest jogador de futebol brasileiro like Marta and Pele. Nelson Rodrigues, a playwright, was credited for "inventing" Brazilian futebol. But it's Charles Miller who brought futebol to Brazil and considered the "father of Brazilian futebol". The street the stadium/ museum is on was named after him. There's a gift shop where you can get souvenirs like kits, shirts, keychains, toys, scarves, mugs, tumblers, water bottles, soccer balls, etc. The kits include Brazilian teams, Brazilian national team, Germany, Italy, and Portugal. There's a cafe should you need a snack or a drink before/ after your tour of the museum. Make sure you get your ticket online even if you're coming in for free. You walk straight to the turnstiles skipping the ticketing office line.

This museum was a must visit for me since I love soccer. I really enjoyed that a few parts were interactive, the foosball tables and being able to kick a soccer ball to measure your speed are two examples. It is definitely worth checking out if you are in São Paulo.

If there is one thing that is ingrained in Brazil culture, it's a deep love and passion for the sport of soccer. After all, they are the most decorated team in World Cup history. With that in mind, it was a no-brainer to check out the Museu do Futebol in Sao Paulo. My buddy and I Ubered over soon after they opened and spent a couple of hours perusing all the museum has to offer. A couple of things stood out. First of all, it's a large museum with multiple levels. You can easily spend three hours there if you're reading everything. Unfortunately for me, part of it is in Portuguese only, so that complicated matters. There is a feature on Google Translate though where you can take a picture of text and it automatically translates it for you. That's the quickest way to do the job if you're willing to put in the effort. Another thing I like about the museum is that there are a good number of interactive portions. There's an area that recreates a stadium experience at a Brazilian club soccer game so you can feel the excitement of the crowd. There are holograms of Brazil's most famous soccer stars. There's an area where you can take a penalty kick by kicking a real soccer ball at a virtual goalkeeper. And more. The museum does a great job of teaching you about the history of the game and Brazil's part in it in a compelling way. The museum is laid out well, and it's time well spent, for soccer fans and non-soccer fans alike.

Going to this museum helped me better understand Brazilians and their culture more than any caipirinha could. These great events in the history of the sport are their history. These are their moments that generations talk about. And to be among them as they strolled through this museum was an experience I would have never even thought to ask for. I'll be the first to admit that I don't know the first thing about soccer. There is a ball, and you kick it towards a goal. Don't use your hands or arms. Okay, maybe those are the first things to know about soccer, but beyond that I have no clue. But none of that mattered as far as this museum is concerned. Of course I didn't know any of the players names, let alone that they are regarded as national heroes, but what I did learn was the regard that Brazilians have for the game and its players and, most importantly, Brazil's place in the world and the sense of national pride the people have because of it. That's it. I could go on and on about it. Just go. Go. You won't regret it...unless you're from Argentina ;)

A fun and interactive look into the football culture in Brazil. Even if you're not a fan of the sport, it is worth the visit.

One of my favorite museum experiences. Wonderful setup. I really liked the library section of the museum because they had all kinds of old artifacts, the digital rooms are really cool as well.