The house is decorated with family pieces of furniture and ceramics ranging from the Ming dynasty to locally crafted wares.

 

Portraits adorning the walls of the lounge show some of the ancestors including that of Pedro José da Costa Barros, who was governor of Fortaleza, Brazil in the early 19th century.

Of the interesting artifacts to be found in the house, the royal scroll which granted the Costa Barros family its coat of arms is housed in the library.

       
On the first floor, a rusty trunk which has to be opened with three different keys would surely have many tales to tell of its journeys to far-off lands!