RIO DE JANEIRO Your Culture & Art Guide
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Table of Contents Benefits of this Guide How to Use this Guide A Marvellous City Surrounded by Nature Rio’s Cultural Geography Centro – Rio’s Historical Old Town 1. Teatro Municipal 2. Museum of Fine Arts (Museu Nacional de Belas Artes) 3. Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil 4. Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) 5. Centro Municipal de Arte Helio Oiticica 6. A Gentil Carioca Lapa – Where the Brazilian Tunes Are Heard Arcos de Lapa Selaron’s Stairs (Escadaria Selaron) Santa Teresa – Rio’s Arty Hilltop Neighbourhood 7. Museu Chacara do Ceu Niteroi– The Sister City Across the Bay 8. Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) Cosme Velho– Green Hills to Corcovado Corcovado and Cristo Redentor 9. Museu Internacional de Arte Naif do Brasil Urca– At the Foot of the Sugar Loaf Mountain Pao de Acucar Botafogo and Flamengo– Residential but Chic 10. Oi Futuro 11. Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro 12. Lurixs Contemporary Art 13. Casa Daros Beach-life and more – The Carefree Southern Boroughs 14. Artur Fidalgo Contemporary Art Gallery 15. Fundacao Eva Klabin 16. Galeria Laura Marsiaj 17. Galeria Tempo 18. Luciana Caravello Arte Contemporanea 19. Anita Schwartz Gallery 20. Instituto Moreira Salles 21. Casa do Pontal Museum The Northern Industrial Boroughs Maracana Favela Tour Currently On Art Guide
Welcome to The Art Weekenders’ Culture & Art Guide to Rio de Janeiro. The idea behind our guide is to inspire you, to give you ideas what to do and highlight what is worth visiting if you have an interest for art and architecture. Simply put: we are here to make your stay in the city fun and memorable. In our guides we also make sure to highlight what is currently on and where it happens – a way of being able to see what is worth checking out right now.
BENEFITS OF THIS GUIDE We believe that when visiting a city you should always aim for making the most out of your time with the least possible effort. It’s not always easy, it takes up a lot of energy looking around, figuring out what there is to do. And that’s our reason for being here: to help you make the best out of your holidays. We’re not here to tell you exactly what to do, it’s up to you to use our advice for cherry-picking and compose your own agenda. There’s no way to see everything at once anyway, but we’d like to show you what options you have if you’d like to see any of the cultural sides of the city.
Each guide that we are producing is based on our research and experiences, combined with information gathered while going through books and websites.
What we aim for is to highlight what’s worthwhile and steer you away from what’s really second-rated. It’s all subjective at the end, but we present the suggestions in such a way that they can come to your benefit. If an attraction, museum or gallery is included in this guide it already means that it’s worth visiting – otherwise we wouldn’t include it. Websites and information in Brazil are still not up to Western-standards – with all respect to the great exceptions. In general, it’s hard to find Englishlanguage information and often information is outdated. With this guide, we aim at eliminating that problem as well – by also listing current events.
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE The purpose of this guide is to put art-oriented attractions in focus, thus we are not covering everything there is to see in Rio. We do give you an overview of the city’s different neighbourhoods, and of course, cover the must-see sites besides the museums and galleries included. There will be 21 museums and galleries featured here with a description what you can expect, including practical information – covering address, fees, opening hours – for each venue. We also include the estimated time needed for visiting. To jump from the index, please click on the little circle in front of each line.
The Rating System:
You’ll also find a rating system for each attraction. This is of course objective, but at the end used for guiding you. 5 stars mean obviously world-class: not to be missed and also valuable for the visitor not overly interested in art. 4 stars venues still are of high quality, but not necessarily of a world-unique level. 3 stars means a very high standard, but more for the connoisseur art-lover than the casual visitor. 2 stars is more of a niche focus. One star we won’t even include.
Enjoy your stay in Rio de Janeiro! - Pal & Lydian, The Art Weekenders
A MARVELLOUS CITY SURROUNDED BY NATURE Rio de Janeiro is endearingly called 'Cidade Maravilhosa', the “Marvellous City”. If you ever pondered over why it ended up with this name, to a certain extent it’s all obvious, it’s a city with wonderful sights and a perfect setting. Yes, it’s all truly marvellous really. But for those who still wonder, the name in any case is coming from a song written back in 1935 by André Filho for that year’s Carnival. The 'Cidade Maravilhosa' knocks visitors down off their feet ever since: be it for its beauty or the lifestyle, it’s simply a very enjoyable city almost everywhere you turn (although not without a fair share of social problems, but that we mainly leave for another story). Rio de Janeiro is a city that needs to be absorbed through its natural sights in the first place. For first-timers - but certainly likewise for returning visitors - the city is best enjoyed from the top of the ‘Corcovado Mountain’ at the feet of the ‘Christ the Redeemer’, the statue that is one of the New Seven Wonders of the world. This spot from where you can absorb the city in all directions is almost unrivalled in the world, the 360 degrees view captivates everyone, making it one of the most memorable sightseeing experiences in life. Another way of enjoying the city is from the top of the Sugar Loaf Mountain, the other symbol of this gorgeous city. It’s another perfect spot for admiring the views from a beautiful angle: if you want to do it right you plan your trip around sunset, just to transform a wonderful vista into an outright spectacular one.
RIO'S CULTURAL 'GEOGRAPHY' Rio is in any case more than the three 'dominant' must-sees and the beaches. While it's a big city it's also surprisingly easy to cover it within a relatively short time, at least if you are satisfied to concentrate on the real must-sees. The reason for it is that while it's vast, the areas interesting - and recommended - for foreign visitors are fairly compact, mainly centered around the central district, Centro, and the surrounding neighbourhoods.
Let's have a quick look around the ones interesting for you, the visitor:
Centro
Lapa
Rio’s historical centre is to this day the heart of the city, although mainly daytime, when the commercial life makes it buzzing. By night, the atmosphere is rough, thus be on your guard, or even avoid it.
The heart of Rio’s entertainment and nightlife, this is where the music bars, samba halls and general drinking and dancing mostly takes place. Even daytime this is an eclectic area, with the Arcos de Lapa as its main attraction.
Santa Teresa
This is the most picturesque quarter of Rio, just on the hillside and a short distance away from Centro and Lapa. It’s artistic, quirky, and quiet – but also a spot that seems to attract thugs in search for tourists, so stay in groups.
Flamengo
Cosme Velho
A neighbourhood in the middle of the city and in the middle of a jungle. Yes, it’s actually true, monkeys, birds accompany you here and this is your launching spot for your trip up to Corcovado.
Botafogo
Flamengo, named after the Dutch (at the time called Flemish by the Portuguese) who tried to invade the city from this beach, is today a calm residential neighbourhood, dominated by the beach and the 300 acres of the Eduardo Gomes Park.
Botafogo is a mostly upper middle class and small business community with a fantastic bay within the Guanabara Bay. There are some interesting museums in the area and great views of the Sugarloaf Mountain.
Urca
Copacabana
Urca is the part of Rio that was first populated, and somehow time almost stood still here since. This is a quiet neighbourhood at the foot of the Sugarloaf Mountain with nice bars and restaurants – oh and that view!
Barely in need of introduction, this is where legends were born thanks to the neighbourhoods beach. Even otherwise this is a chic area at the eastern-most part of the affluent ‘Zona Sul’ (Southern Zone).
Ipanema /Leblon/ Gavea
Just a short distance from the affluent Rio, the city’s most famous, biggest and most pacified favela Rocinha is found. Favela tours in Rio are almost exclusively coming to this one. Life’s better than a generation ago, but still with social problems.
These three neighbourhoods, of which Ipanema is the most famous one, are all areas where the good life is enjoyed by local cariocas (Rio’s locals), but also where most visitors end up having their base.
Zona Norte
Wouldn’t it be for the Maracana Stadium and the airport, most visitors would never come here. This part is Rio’s urban jungle, where attractions are few, rather where people live and work.
Rocinha
Niteroi Across the bay Rio’s sister-town Niteroi is going through a proper upswing, and also ended up in the attention of visitors since the opening of the by Oscar Niemeyerdesigned Modern Art Museum.
CENTRO - RIO'S HISTORICAL OLD TOWN Rio de Janeiro is much more than just beaches and nice views from fantastic mountain tops, it's also a culturally rich city that combines its old colonial heritage with a steadily developing modern side. Many of the important cultural sites are clustered in the Centro, the city's Portuguese heritage old town, an area which is rapidly transforming into a mixture of old and modern, a hang-out of the rich and poor. The most important focal point of the centro is Teatro Municipal, without doubt the symbol for the days when Brazil developed as an independent republic. Centro is also the home of the most important cultural institutions of the city, clustered within an easily walkable area. Many improvised open air exhibitions take place here, especially right outside the metro stop Cinélandia. It's easy to randomly come across a great photo exhibition or an improvised street performance. Centro is lively and busy by day, but in general it's advisable to avoid it by night, when the danger can be around any street corner, with the exception of the Cinélandia area .
TEATRO MUNICIPAL In fashion with the cultural winds of the time, in the beginning the theatre was only performing foreign acts, especially opera. These days it's mainly used for ballet and classical music performances. Teatro Municipal went through a total overhaul in 2008, for the fourth time in its history, timed for the centennial anniversary of its existence. While it’s a beautiful building from the outside, the inside might even outperform it. Being modelled on the Paris Opera, the design and decoration are the works of the biggest Brazilian craftsmen and artists of the time, like Eliseu Visconti and Rodolfo Amoedo. A good advice is to plan your visit for early mornings, since the guided tours have limited space; the first visit of the day is at 10 am, best is if you are there a bit in advance.
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Architecture, Theatre Time Needed 1-2 Hours
Address Praca Marechal Floriano Centro (map: A) Opening Hours Monday-Friday 10am-5pm | Saturday 10am-2pm | Sunday Closed Admission Fees Full: R$ 10 | Reduced: R$ 5 | Children under 6 free
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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS The Museum of Fine Arts (Museu Nacional de Belas Artes MNBA) is a place with a rich collection of Brazilian art, spanning over a century, including many contemporary masterpieces. MNBA was established formally in 1937, after existing in various other forms and at other locations earlier. Today it is undoubtedly the most important institution for Brazilian art. It contains some 20,000 works, a wide selection ranging from paintings to sculptures, drawings and prints. The collection includes an extensive selection of African art too, which presumably is one of the best African collections worldwide. The MNBA building is strongly inspired by the Louvre and is listed since 1973 as a national heritage monument. The MNBA is very easy to reach, situated just outside the Cinelândia metro station. The staff is friendly and visitors are allowed to take pictures. Both the learning as well as the entertainment potential is high.
Category Fine Arts Museum
Time Needed 2-3 Hours
Address Centro - Av. Rio Branco, 199,Cinelândia Metro Stop (map: B)
Opening Hours Tue-Fri 10:00am –6:00pm| Weekends and public holidays 12:00pm-5:00pm
Admission Fees Free. A ticket will be issued for the statistics. Photo:© Zonda Bez
CENTRO CULTURAL BANCO DO BRASIL If you're expecting just another branch of the Brazilian Bank, you're in the wrong place. Instead Rio's Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB) happens to be one of the 100 most visited museums in the world, with an estimated 2.2 million visitors per year. There are also two sister institutions in São Paulo and Brasilia. The Rio de Janeiro outlet is highly appreciated by the local ‘cariocas’. The early seeds for the cultural centre were sown in 1986 and it finally opened its doors to the public three years later, in October 1989. The building it's housed in was constructed already in 1906. The main feature of this art-deco building is its rotunda and the centuryold classic elevators still in use today.
Today the CCBB houses theatres, a cinema, a library and several exhibition halls. The exhibitions hosted have an international profile, always of the highest quality and... it's free. A perfect spot for winding down in the middle of the hectic city center.
3 Category Fine Arts Museum, Architecture
Time Needed 2-3 Hours
Address R. Primeiro de Marco, 66 Cinelândia Metro Stop (map: C)
Opening Hours Wednesday to Monday 9:00am-9:00pm
Admission Fees Exhibitions: free -Performances: Full R$ 10.00 | Reduced R$ 5.00 Photo:© Mathieu Marquer
MUSEU DE ARTE DO RIO (MAR) The Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) represents a new face of Rio de Janeiro’s waterfront. This once neglected part of the city is going through a dynamic rejuvenation process, where this recently opened museum became one of the symbols of. An especially intriguing part of this museum is the great job done of connecting the city's past to its present, all carried out in a smooth, harmonious way. There are in general three exhibitions at the same time, changing about every quarter. The museum and the exhibitions have a fresh, contemporary atmosphere. The permanent art on display, presented as a multimedia experience, is depicting Rio de Janeiro. This approach of presenting the city through the arts creates a fresh way of looking at the city. The museum is still new, opened in 2013, and since it’s off to a good start already, it's not a wild guess that it will improve even further. One of the first highlights upon entering the premises is the detailed and colorful model of the Rio hillside, built totally of recycled material.
4 Category Contemporary Arts Museum
Time Needed 2-3 Hours
Address Centro - Praça Maua (map: D)
Opening Hours Tue-Sun 10:00am –5:00pm | Tuesday night late opening until 7:00pm
Admission Fees Full: R$ 8.00 | Reduced: R$ 4.00 | Free on Tuesdays Photo:© Bernardo G.
CENTRO MUNICIPAL DE ARTE HÉLIO OITICICA This 19th century neoclassical building once housed the Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Arts and today is the home for an avant-garde museum dedicated to the work of Hélio Oiticica. Oiticica was a Brazilian visual artist, especially known as one of the members of the Neo-Concrete group, and got especially famous for his innovative use of colours. Internationally he became especially famous in the 1960s for his installation works the viewer could be a part of, most famously his 'Tropicalia' and the movement created as a result of it. The museum displays permanent works of Oiticica, but also daring and interesting contemporary art exhibitions, well in harmony with Oiticica's forwardleaning ideals.
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Category Avant-garde Art Museum
Time Needed 2-3 Hours
Address Centro - Rua Luis de Camões, 68 (map: E)
Opening Hours Mon-Fri 11:00am –6:00pm | Weekends + public holidays 11:00am-5:00pm
Admission Fees Free Photo:© César Oiticica Filho
A GENTIL CARIOCA A Gentil Carioca has been around since 2002 and is the common project of three of the major names in Rio's contemporary art scene: Ernesto Neto, Marcio Botner and Laura Lima. Besides being a traditional exhibition place, 'A Gentil Carioca' also serves as a spot where artists and art viewers can produce and reflect over the world of the arts. The choice of the spot wasn’t just a pure coincidence: located in the centre's Sahara (or Sa'ara) district, this is the area where Arab and Jewish immigrants settled a century ago and where the largest open air market in Latin America is located. You can expect visually pleasing exhibitions, often with surprising art installations. Don't forget to check out the exterior wall of the gallery, every four months or so a new large-scale installation is likely on show.
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Contemporary Art Gallery
Time Needed 1-2 Hours
Address Centro - Rua Gonçalves Ledo, 17 (map: F)
Opening Hours Mon-Fri 12:00pm –7:00pm | Sat 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Admission Fees Free Photo:© A Gentil Carioca
LAPA - WHERE THE BRAZILIAN TUNES ARE HEARD
Rio's de facto nighttime entertainment area is Lapa, but also the place for many of the historic monuments from the city, where the Arcos de Lapa is the visually most prevalent one (see below). Lapa otherwise is the place where you come by night for entertainment and to enjoy Brazilian music. Fundição Progresso is the most important cultural institution in Lapa, organising events ranging from Brazilian music performances to dance events. A relatively new, but very popular attraction is the so-called Selarón Stairs, the creation of one person against all the senses of logic (see below).
ARCOS DA LAPA
You'd be excused for thinking that you suddenly ended up in Roman times and not in the heart of Rio. The Arcos da Lapa is a Roman-style aqueduct built in 1723 to help solve the problem of water shortage in the city, by re-directing water from the Carioca river to the rest of the colonial Rio de Janeiro. The construction is 17.6 meters high and 270 meters long, consisting of 42 arches. The Carioca Aqueduct - as it's also called - was not the great success story as expected, but nonetheless it became a symbol of the city before the Cristo Redentor wasn't even intended to be erected. Today the Arcos de Lapa serves as the viaduct of the Santa Teresa tramway, the cable car connecting the lower parts of the city with the neighbourhood of Santa Teresa up on the hill.
SELARÓN'S STAIRS
What could be - and used to be - a great demonstration for the small joys in life is now since January 2013 a reminder of a tragedy. This artistic, quirky force majeur created by one man is one of the most colourful art experiences around, and certainly in Rio. Escadaria Selarón is the accidental art work of the Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón, who came to Rio in 1990, poor and with no real purpose in life. He started out the renovation of the 250 steps connecting Lapa with the hilltop neighbourhood of Santa Teresa.
Initially it was a side project of the artist's alongside his usual passion, painting. Before he realised the stairs became his mission in life and he ended up spending the rest of his time working on these stairs. Initially the decoration was carried out with tiles and ceramics he found around town, but later the tiles decorating his stairs were sent to him by people from the entire world, still to be witnessed today. The art work in progress abruptly ended in January 2013, when the artist was found dead on his beloved stairs, a suicide act following a conflict with a former business partner resulting in life threats and eventually depression. A tragic faith that deserved a different ending. While alive he could often be found on his stairs where he happily posed for pictures and chatted away with visitors. What the faith of his stairs will be remains to be seen. The neighbourhood where the stairs are located is fairly dodgy, so use precautions, especially at the upper, Santa Teresa end of it, the shadier characters of the city are drawn here too and not just the increasing numbers of tourists.
THE SANTA TERESA QUIRKY NEIGHBOURHOOD You can reach the Santa Teresa neighbourhood - on the top of the hill with the same name - or via the Selarón's Stairs or via the cable car - the 'bonde'. The cable car departs from the Largo de Carioca Square in Lapa and via the Arcos da Lapa viaduct it passes through the colourful neighbourhoods of Santa Teresa. Not surprisingly, this used to be a popular attraction with tourists. However, after an accident in 2011 with fatalities the bonde has been on a standstill, but there are plans to reopen it when new cars have been re-instated. Santa Teresa is by far the city's most picturesque neighbourhood. What used to be an upper-class district in the colonial days lost that glimmery shine a long time ago, but these days it is a hotspot for artists. There are several galleries and ateliers and the people living here are generally speaking bohemic.
Santa Teresa is also a great spot for street art of all kind, be it the typical murals, but also the smaller details you find here and there, quirky ideas from artsy minds. One of the most famous residents of the area was Raimundo Otoni Castro Maya, an art collector and great personality. Today his old mansion is turned into the Museu Chácara do Céu, which you can read more about further down.
While Santa Teresa is a super-cozy neighbourhood, a finger of warning needs to be raised. Unfortunately, it's not only popular with visitors, also questionable characters from Rio's extensive shady life hunt here, so it's highly advisable to be on the alert and to try to stay in groups. Avoid coming here by night.
MUSEU CHÁCARA DO CÉU (CASTRO MAYA) If you're well familiar with Rio already, or in need of an hour's peace and quiet with beautiful views, the Museu Chácara do Céu is a perfect spot for a shorter break. Located in Santa Teresa in an enviable location with a stunning 360-degree view of Rio Centro and the Guanabara Bay, it's housed in a modern building from the ‘50s inherited by the lawyer and industrialist Raymundo Ottoni de Castro Maya. Castro Maya was among others a patron of the arts and thanks to his privileged circumstances a great art collector. The museum contains some 22,000 paintings, drawings and engravings, all collected between 1920 and 1968. Some of the highlights are the works of the Brazilian artist Candido Portinari, the largest of its kind in the world. It's not the easiest spot to find among the winding streets of Santa Teresa, thus it's advisable to do your homework properly and study the map before you venture that way. And whatever you do, don't rush and take some time for the stunning views you'll be granted from here.
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Contemporary Arts Museum
Time Needed 1-2 Hours
Address Rua Murtinho Nobre, 93 Santa Teresa (Metro: Carioca + Santa Teresa tram | Bus 006, 007, 014)
Opening Hours Wed-Mon 12:00pm – 5:00pm | Closed on Tuesdays
Admission Fees Full: R$ 2 | Free on Wednesdays Photo:© Rodrigo Soldon
NITEROI THE SISTER CITY ACROSS THE BAY Across the Guanabara Bay Rio's sister town Niteroi is awaiting the visitor. While parts of it is a city with a pleasant enough atmosphere, the main reason for taking the ferry here - or the bus over the bridge if you so please - is a visit to the Contemporary Art Museum. Even for non-art oriented visitors this will be a memorable occasion, we promise. Why? Because it’s just simply way too gorgeous.
NITERÓI CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM While technically speaking not in Rio, it goes without saying that the Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) is a must among the area's cultural highlights. Located across the Guanabara Bay, in Rio’s twin city Niterói, the MAC is a nice museum, but the main reason that you need to visit is the actual building. Finished in 1996, this is yet another of the famous Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer's, masterpieces.
8 Category
Contemporary Arts Museum
Time Needed 2-3 Hours
From a distance resembling a UFO, the rounded Address shapes and beautiful symmetries make it into an experience to cherish for a lifetime. The building is 16 Mirante da Boa Viagem, Boa Viagem, Niterói meters high and its three-floored cupola is 50 meters in diameter. Underneath the building is a gigantic Opening Hours pool in which the MAC reflects itself, "just like a Tue-Sun 10:00am –6:00pm flower", to use the late-architect's own words. Once inside, again the shapes of the building will captivate the visitor. The exhibitions are not bad either, it's a well-curated museum with interesting insights into the world of Brazilian artists.
| Patio accessible all days from 9:00 am
Admission Fees R$ 5 | Wed. free
COSME VELHO GREEN FORESTS TO CORCOVADO Few neighbourhoods see as many visitors in Rio as Cosme Velho, without having many actual attractions within its territory. But being the launching pod for visits up to the Corcovado and the Cristo Redentor statue brings with it a certain attention. Another reason why this relatively small district is worth a visit is its location. Few neighbourhoods in the world can say that they are situated pretty much in the heart of an Atlantic rain forest, but that’s how it is here. Monkeys, an active bird life and slightly more shy animals live in happy coexistence with the inhabitants of Cosme Velho. One of the most famous writer’s from the city used to live in this area, but unfortunately his place of birth has been demolished soon after his death.
A square in Cosme Velho that still attracts attention is Largo do Boticario, which you can access through a narrow alley and a small bridge over the Carioca river and a cluster of neo-classical style buildings. Photo:© Wikimedia
CORCOVADO Without doubt, making the trip up to the top of Corcovado will for always be one of the highlights in any traveller’s life. The views of Rio de Janeiro from the peak of this mountain are simply breath-taking, especially if you’re fortunate enough to have clear skies. Corcovado Mountain, located in the Tijuca National Park, is a 710 metre (2,300 feet) tall granite peak right in the middle of Rio. The statue of “Christ the Redeemer” (Cristo Redentor), one of the new Seven Wonders of the world, is at the top of this mountain. The symbol of Brazil is easiest reached via a 3.8 kilometre long narrow-gauged train, running every 20 minutes. The ride up is spectacular with great views through dense rainforest, a very unusual experience in the heart of a mega-city. An alternative is to take the road trafficked by mini-vans and some taxis, although taxis can’t take passengers all the way to the top, a change to licensed vans is needed. A note of caution: think twice when taking a taxi, there are many scams and even danger involved.
Category A good advice is to avoid going on Sundays if you can, it gets crazily busy. On cloudy days – especially in June/July - the top is usually covered in clouds and visibility is bad, thus plan your trip up early when you get to Rio. Lines for the train up to the top are often long and slow, but you can get your ticket from the RioTur office in Copacabana on Rua da Candelária, 9 (right off Avenida Atlântica). You can also buy it online and pick it up from there. Buying at Cosme Velho often involves 1-3 hours of waiting.
Outdoor attraction
Time Needed 2-3 Hours
Address Rua Cosme Velho, 513
Opening Hours How to get there? Daily 8am-7pm
To get to Cosme Velho there are buses from Ipanema (570, 583 or 584), from Copacabana (584) or from Centro’s Praça XV (180, 422, 498). Train: The base station for the train up to the top is in Cosme Velho, located at Rua Cosme Velho 513. Prices are R$ 50 return for adults, at full fare. Minivan: A quicker and easier option, but less spectacular ride up is by minivan. Admission R$ 49 during high season, weekends and holidays and R$ 39.00 during low season; children under 5 and Brazilians 60+ free. Mini van tour options are from Copacabana or from Largo do Machado. Walking: Admission R$ 31.36 (high season, weekends and holidays) or R$ 21.36 (low season). It’s doable, but you’ll need time (note that this option is not without danger).
Admission Fees Full: R$ 50 | Reduced: R$ 25; children under 5 free.
CRISTO REDENTOR
The Jesus statue – officially called Christ the Redeemer in English – on the top of Corcovado Mountain is not only the symbol of Rio de Janeiro, but of the entire Brazilian nation. The statue is visible from almost all corners of the city, weather Gods (i.e. cloudiness) permitting.
The first time the idea for a statue on the top of Corcovado came up already in the mid-19th century, but it wasn’t before the 1920s that the idea turned into reality, when the local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa was commissioned to design the statue. The statue was constructed between 1922 and 1931. While the actual sculpture is the work of the Polish-French sculptor Paul Landowski, the actual face of the statue is the work of the Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida, who was part of Landowski’s team. Originally Cristo Redentor was supposed to be built of steel, but it turned out that it was too difficult and a concrete construction was deemed more realistic. The statue with its height of 30 meters is still the largest Art Deco monument in the world. Christ the Redeemer is a heavy construction, clocking in at a far from light 635 tonnes. The distance between the fingertips of the statue is 28 meters. Talking of its fingers: during the statue’s existence of now more than eighty years the statue has been struck by lightning several times, the latest occasion being as recently as on January 17th, 2014, when the statue lost a finger. Due to lightning, but also damage caused by strong winds, the statue needs to be renovated regularly. The latest total renovation took place in 2010. On July 7th 2007 (7-7-7) Christ the Redeemer was chosen among the New Seven Wonders of the world by the UN-sponsored foundation with the same name.
MUSEU INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE NAÏF DO BRASIL Would you like an art experience totally relaxed and far from the norms of the cultural establishment? Then this is your place in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian Naive Art Museum was founded in 1995 and is the initiative of the Lucien Finkelstein foundation. This is by far the largest naive art museum in Brazil and one of the bigger and best ones in the world, with some 5,000 works from some 100 countries from the time of the discovery of the Americas until today. Naive art often deals with the marginalised and oppressed people, no exception here in Rio. One of the main goals of the museum's is to reach a ‘non-art’ audience and thereby creating an important bridge between people and art Among the highlights can be mentioned the large (4 x 7 meter) work of Lia Mittarakis, an often reproduced painting. There are usually some nine exhibitions on and it's also a great opportunity to get to know life in the "real Brazil". The museum is located a short walk from the Corcovado cog train.
9 Category
Contemporary/Naive Arts Museum
Time Needed 1-2 Hours
Address Rua Cosme Velho, 561, Cosme Velho
Opening Hours Mon-Fri 10:00am –6:00pm | Weekends and public holidays 10:00am-5:00pm
Admission Fees Full: R$ 12 | Reduced: R$ 6 | Half price with Corcovado ticket Photo:© Lia Mittarakis
URCA - AT THE FOOT OF THE SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN Where the Atlantic meets the Guanabara Bay, at the foot of the Sugar Loaf Mountain is the cosy, relaxed neighbourhood of Urca (G). While coming here is usually triggered by the intention of taking the funicular up to the Pão de Açucar, visitors will quickly realise that the area is fun and quirky by itself. This is the area where the first Portuguese settled in the area and to this day it maintains a charm from a different time. It's a residential area of the affluent middle class; life here is more slow-paced than what the rest of the city offers and in terms of cultural experiences the highlight is all about enjoying the good life: there are leisurely bars and relaxed restaurants serving seafood, often with views across the bay to Botafogo and - not the least - the Cristo Redentor high up on the top of the Corcovado above the city skyline. There's not much on offer for the art interested visitor, but the Earth Science Museum is housed in a majestic building with curved staircases at its front entrance, lined by marble statues.
PÃO DE AÇÚCAR Just like Corcovado, its big-brother peak, Rio’s Sugarloaf Mountain is one of the many monolithic granite blocks of the area peaking up among the Atlantic Forest of the region. It is situated in a fantastic location at the opening of the Guanabara Bay, watching the entrance to it from the Atlantic ocean, making it from all angles one of the most photographed views in the world. At an altitude of 396 metres (1,300 ft) it is quite a challenge to climb, but luckily there’s always the possibility to take the cable car. The name of Pão de Açúcar, given by the Portuguese who came up with it already in the 16th century upon the colonization of the region, is very logical, thanks to its resemblance to a sugarloaf.
Photo Credit: Adam Jones
Until 1912 the general public could not reach the mountain, but thanks to the engineer Augusto Ferreira Ramos who built the first cable car up to the top, the situation changed. Ever since it’s one of the most loved and visited attractions of the city. The cable car system to the top contains of two parts, one section that reaches the lower top of Morro da Urca, at the elevation of 220 metres. From there a second cable car connects the visitors to the top of the Sugarloaf proper. The distance between the two tops is 749 metres. In popular language the cable car is called “bondinho”. An insider tip: do your best to go early in the morning to beat the crowds, a time when the air is clearer and better for pictures. For the most beautiful experience go late in the day, the sunsets are just stunning from here – but you won’t be the only one who thought of that.
Category Outdoor attraction
Time Needed 2-3 Hours
Address Urca - Av. Pasteur, 520
Opening Hours Open Daily 8am-9pm (first cable car up at 8:10 am, last cable car down 9:00 pm)
Admission Fees Admission with cable car: R$ 62 | Reduced R$ 31 (see further below)
How to get there? To reach Urca you will have to take any of the buses 511, 512, 591 and 592, or the subway buses from Botafogo. Cable car: The ride up to the top takes 3 plus 3 minutes (two sections of the ride) The fare is R$ 62. Reduced fare for children 6 to 21 years old: R$ 31; children under 6 go for free. Walking: Not many know this, but the top of Morro da Urca can be reached on foot via an unmarked trail. Admission from there to the top, i.e. for the second section of the bondinho is R$ 22.
BOTAFOGO AND FLAMENGO RESIDENTIAL, BUT (MORE AND MORE) CHIC On the way north towards the Centro - following the shore and the calm bays that create some of the nicest city beaches you ever come across - the neighbourhoods of Botafogo (H) and Flamengo (I), two affluent middle-class areas, spread out majestically. These are some of the oldest parts of the city, but you won't find many reasons to think so, the architecture is mainly modern and life in general is dictated by commerce. While today both areas are predominantly calm, they both got their names linked to historical conflicts: the word ‘Botafogo’ meaning " setting on fire" (referencing to the conflicts at the time of the settlement) and ‘Flamengo’ being Portuguese for Flemish, a sign of historical conflicts with the Dutch invaders.
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OI FUTURO If you like visually strong and different experiences in a contemporary way, Oi Futuro might be just what you are looking for. A new addition to Rio's cultural scene, opened in 2005, this modern arts centre is located right at the edge of the Flamengo neighbourhood. The cultural centre offers technical conditions that allow constant experimentation, combining art, science and technology. In Flamengo the centre has 2,000 square meters of exhibition space in the old Telephone Museum. Spread across six floors, it is the home for temporary multimedia installations ranging from ideas linked to architecture and urban design to pop-art, photojournalism and experimental video art. The centre is also home to a permanent exhibition on the history of Brazilian telecommunications. On the 6th floor you can attend concerts, plays, or watch a documentary. A second centre opened in September 2009 in Ipanema, where two art galleries, a theater and a bistro entertain the visitor.
Category Contemporary Arts Museum
Time Needed 1-2 Hours
Address Flamengo: Rua Dois de Dezembro, 63 | Ipanema: Rua Visconde de Pirajá, 54 - 3rd floor
Opening Hours Tue-Sun 11:00am – 5:00pm
Admission Fees Free
Photo:© Oi Futuro
MUSEU DE ARTE MODERNA DO RIO DE JANEIRO Rio's Modern Art Museum (MAM) - situated at the northern end of the Flamengo Park in a stunning modernist concrete building from the ‘50s - is the scene of one of the biggest tragedy's in the Brazilian art world. In 1978 a fire swept over the entire museum, destroying 90% of the art works, among which two Picassos, a Miró and a Dalí. The museum eventually got rebuilt and reopened in the '80s. Today it's the home of some 11,000 art works, the major part of them is the result of a large donation by Brazil’s biggest art collector, Gilberto Chateaubriand, including pieces by Bruno Giorgi, Emiliano Di Cavalcanti and Maria Martins. The museum also hosts regular large-scale exhibitions, so keep an eye on the agenda if you're visiting, something interesting might be on. Another nice feature of the museum is the surrounding modernist gardens, the work of the famous Brazilian landscape architect Burle Marx. The museum is yearly housing a film festival in May as well as high-quality photography and design exhibitions.
11 Category Contemporary Arts Museum
Time Needed 2-3 Hours
Address Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 85 - Parque do Flamengo
Opening Hours Tue-Fri 12:00pm –6:00pm | Weekends + public holidays 11:00am-7:00pm | Mon closed
Admission Fees Full fare: R$ 14 | Reduced: R$ 7 Photo:© Marcusrg
LURIXS The LURIXS Contemporary Art Gallery was founded by the Brazilian art collector Ricardo Rego in 2002. As per the communication of the gallery, the main purpose of it is to encourage a fruitful dialogue between artists, curators, critics and of course the public, and in the first place it appreciates the exchange of ideas ahead of the commercial aspects of the artworks. With over fifty exhibitions to look back on during its twelve years of existence, this is a stronghold for many famous Brazilian artists, such as Hélio Oiticica, Manuel Caeiro, Renata Tassinar and Raul Mourão. Many of the works exhibited here later made it to internationally renowned institutions such as MoMa, Centre Pompidou and Tate.
12 Category Contemporary Art Gallery
Time Needed 1 Hour
Address Rua Paulo Barreto 77, Botafogo
Opening Hours Tue-Fri 12:00pm –6:00pm | Weekends + public holidays 11:00am-7:00pm | Mon closed
Admission Fees Free Photo:© Lurixs
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CASA DAROS Casa Daros is one of the new art venues in Rio, just opened in 2013, when the Swiss Institute Daros Latin America moved its collection from Zurich to Rio. The collection consists of some 1,200 pieces of art and the reason for the move was to create a space for the celebration of Latin American art close to its origins. The gallery organises rotating exhibitions, usually on show for 3-6 months. The works of the institute are also on display in world-famous institutions around the world through partnership programs, so at any given visit you won’t see all the works the centre has in its possession. Casa Daros is housed in a 19th century neoclassical building in Botafogo, which was completely renovated between 2007 and 2013, an edifice worth checking out.
Category Contemporary Art Museum
Time Needed 1 Hour
Address Rua General Severiano 159 Botafogo (Botafogo metro stop)
Opening Hours Wed-Sat 11:00pm –7:00pm | Sun + holidays 11:00pm – 6:00pm
Admission Fees Full: R$ 12 | Reduced: R$ 6 | Free on Wednesdays Photo:© Casa Daros
BEACH-LIFE AND MORE - THE CAREFREE SOUTHERN BOROUGHS For most visitors it could be said that Rio de Janeiro can be divided into two distinct areas of interest, the beach areas and all the rest. Most visitors end up staying in the southern districts along the renown beaches of the of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon neighbourhoods. This is the area where life moves out to the gorgeous seaside by day and into the bars and restaurants by night. Around here is where the beautiful people of the city gather and also the area where safety is not of a higher concern. But there's more to these districts than just the leisurely lifestyle of beach, dining and shopping. New cultural institutions are mushrooming and all three boroughs have an ever-increasing number of art galleries popping up constantly.
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ARTUR FIDALGO One of the longest serving private art galleries in Rio, opened in 1987, the Artur Fidalgo Gallery is an institution that gladly profiles itself at the forefront of innovation and renewal in the Carioca art world. During the years the gallery has been promoting many upcoming artists, but also has a reputation for successful exhibitions of work of established ones, such as Ernesto Neto and Victor Arruda.
Category Contemporary Art Gallery
Time Needed 1 Hour
Address Rua Siqueira Campos 143, 2nd floor - Copacabana
Opening Hours Mon-Fri 10:00pm –7:00pm | Sat by appointment
Admission Fees Free Photo:© Devlon, Artur Fidalgo
FUNDAÇÃO EVA KLABIN Fundação Eva Klabin is the former residence of the collector and philanthropist Eva Klabin, who founded this place in 1990 by donating her collection of art and antiques she collected over 60 years prior. This is a vast collection, clearly showing the multifaceted interest of Ms. Klabin, with over 1,100 works of art and antique pieces, from the ancient Egypt and Greece to China and it includes paintings, sculptures, jewelry and other silverware, furniture and other decorative works. It might not be of the greatest interest for everyone, but collectors of antiquities and classic art will thoroughly enjoy it. The place itself is also very pleasant.
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Category Classic Art Collection and Antiquities
Time Needed 1 Hour
Address Av Epitácio Pessoa 2480 Lagoa
Opening Hours Tue-Sun 2:00pm-6:00pm | Closed on Mondays
Admission Fees Full: R$ 10 | Reduced: R$ 5 Photo:© Fundacion Eva Klabin
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GALERIA LAURA MARSIAJ Opened in the year 2000 with the intention to create a platform for less established artists, Galeria Laura Marsiaj has demonstrated that it can be a centre willing to focus on talents. Its original space is still reserved for mainly local artists, while a new extension from 2005 serves more as an experimental space, ANEXO, for guest artists from around the country. The gallery is mainly exhibiting paintings, but also displays photography, installations, sculptures and video installations. Each year there are about eight exhibitions held, each for about a length of three months.
Category Contemporary Art Gallery
Time Needed 1 Hour
Address Rua Teixeira de Melo, 31 Ipanema
Opening Hours Tue-Fri 10:00am-7:00pm | Sat 11:00am-4:00pm
Admission Fees Free Photo:© Galeria Laura Marsiaj
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GALERIA TEMPO Galeria Tempo is initiated and managed by three Photo:© the gallery Brazilian businesswomen. The idea behind was to create a place for the talents of Brazilian photographers and filmmakers. Galeria Tempo is exhibiting established artists, but just as likely up and coming talents. Galeria Tempo has been around in Copacabana, right on the famous Avenida Atlântica, since 2006.
Category Contemporary Art Gallery
Time Needed 1 Hour
Address Avenida Atlântica, 1782 Copacabana
Opening Hours Tue-Sat 11:00am-7:00pm
Admission Fees Free
Photo:© Divulgação
LUCIANA CARAVELLO ARTE CONTEMPORANEA The Luciana Caravello Contemporary Art Gallery has been around in Ipanema, just a block from the beach, since 2011. Prior to the opening of the gallery, Luciana Caravello has been an art dealer in Rio since 1998, representing many of the artists whom she later exhibited in the gallery.
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Contemporary Art Gallery
Time Needed 1 Hour
Located in a fresh and modern space, the gallery's main idea is to highlight the work of established and up-and-coming artists with a special focus on avant-garde experimentation with a local focus. There are some 6 to 8 exhibitions taking place each year.
Address Rua Barão de Jaguaripe, 387 - Ipanema
Opening Hours Monday-Friday 11:00am7:00pm | Saturday: 11:00am-2:00pm
Admission Fees Free
Photo:© Luciana Caravello Gallery
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ANITA SCHWARTZ One of the most experienced people in Rio's art scene, Anita Schwartz opened the gallery under her own name in 1998, after previously managing three other established venues in the city. Her gallery Anita Schwartz located in the heart of Gávea is divided over three floors, covering over 700 square meters. While her main focus is on Brazilian artists, she's also taking in more and more international artists, with the purpose to widen the local art scene and create a dialogue with different influences. In general there are new exhibitions taking place every month in the main gallery, while there are also smaller exhibitions in the side-halls as well.
Category Contemporary Art Gallery
Time Needed 1 Hour
Address Rua José Roberto Macedo Soares, 30 - Gávea
Opening Hours Monday-Friday 10:00am8:00pm | Saturday: 12:00pm-6:00pm
Admission Fees Free
Photo:© Anita Schwarz
INSTITUTO MOREIRA SALLES Another venue in Gávea is the Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS), adjacent to Parque da Cidade. The centre has been around since 1990 with the goal to promote the development of cultural projects in five distinct cultural areas: photography, literature, libraries, visual arts and Brazilian music. Since the death of the founder in 2001, the family Salles is responsible for the management of the centre. The IMS is in the possession of an archive containing 80,000 photographs from the city's history and other Brazilian cities and regions. One of the main reasons why you should visit is, however, the impressive photography exhibitions the centre organises, often featuring work of some of Brazil's best photographers. Are you a fan of photography, then you will end up falling in love with this place. You’ll also find many other art works and the atmosphere is extremely peaceful, although not that easy to find. The garden belonging to the centre was designed by Burle Marx, Brazil's most famous landscape architect.
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Category Contemporary Art Gallery
Time Needed 1 Hour
Address Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 476 - Gávea
Opening Hours Tue-Sun 11:00am-8:00pm | Mon closed
Admission Fees Free Photo:© Instituto Moreira Salles
CASA DO PONTAL MUSEUM
Maybe you wouldn't expect it from a folklore museum, but the Casa do Pontal can be considered as one of the coolest spots of the city. This most important folklore museum in the country was designed by the French architect Jacques van de Beuque. The focus of the museum is a unique collection of some 8,000 sculptures and objects made by over 200 artists from around the country, interestingly enough with the focus put on the works of art rather than who the artist was behind it. This unique museum is original, relaxing and leaves the visitor with the kind of experience not found in many other places. The interior of the museum is very fresh with a lush and atmospheric garden and a great café. This is a museum that gives a good inside into the minds of everyday Brazilian artists, their quirkiness, humor and everyday inspirations. Unlike many of the other places from this list, the location of this museum is truly off the beaten track: it's not easy to reach it without a car, but you can hire tour buses in the city.
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Category Contemporary Art Gallery
Time Needed 1 Hour
Address Estrada do Pontal, 3295 | Recreio dos Bandeirantes
Opening Hours Tue-Sun 9:30am –5:00pm| Mondays closed
Admission Fees R$ 12.00 | Reduced: R$ 6.00 Photo:© Casa do Pontal
THE NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL BOROUGHS The northern neighbourhoods are rarely explored by visitors. This largely residential part of the city has little to offer in terms of sights and since favelas are scattered all around, in many cases it's advisable not to hang around too much unless you are familiar here. The main attraction (and there aren't many more), especially in these futebol-times, is the Maracaná (M) stadium, which is also worth visiting from an architectural point of view, if you happen to be less interested in football. Another worthwhile and interesting highlight in the north is the Museu Nacional, where you'll find everything from dinosaur fossils to stuffed animals and meteorites. This used to be the royal palace, but the days of the monarchy are some 130 years back in time, and the building isn't what it once used to be.
Photo:© Arthur Boppré
FAVELA TOURS What would a tour of Rio's neighbourhoods be without a proper discussion of it's many favelas? No doubt a hint of controversy is involved here, should poor-people's neighbourhoods be exploited for the purpose of tourism? There's also a fair amount of mysticism around the term already, not the least made immortal by the movie-hit 'Cidade de Deus' ("City of God"), and undoubtedly the term carries with it loads of emotions, among them some fear. Most favelas are crime-ridden, but it's also important to remember that these are neighbourhoods where also poor but decent people live their regular lives.
For the background information it's good to know that some 6% of Brazil’s population live in this kind of shanty towns and only in Rio de Janeiro there are approximately 700 of them. For many years most of the favelas were controlled by crime gangs lead by drug lords, and despite serious efforts in many not much has changed. In most of them circumstances are relatively safe, although crime does exist and therefore, it's not advisable to jump into the unknown and visit any on your own. The term ‘favela’ is coming from Bahia and relates to the tree with the same name, which gave name to the hill where freed slaves settled. When the migration down to Rio de Janeiro in the 1880s happened, the name followed with them and stuck. For many years these slums were lawless areas, where the authorities had little or no presence. Now a pacifying program is in place with the goal to improve favela life. In Rio the biggest and safest favela is ‘Rocinha’ (O) and since the early nineteen-nighties tour companies take tourists there.
So why should you actually take part in any of them? The purpose of the tours is to explain and inform you about life in the favelas to increase the awareness of the situation for the public. Tours take place with vans after you're being picked up from your nice comfortable hotel. Once in the favela, you're free to stroll around in designated areas, meetings with locals are arranged and a great bonus is that there's also the possibility to buy souvenirs in the form of for example local art, which is a direct mean of giving back to the community. The hillside setting with spectacular views is an extra plus. In our opinion these are tours not to be missed, you end up learning a lot and knowledge is always better than ignorance.
We recommend to book your tour with ‘Favela Tour’, the original and most reputable operator, in advance via email (info@favelatour.com.br, phone number in case needed +55 (21) 3322-2727 / 99989-0074/ 997721133). They organise tours twice daily (9 am and 2 pm), both tours pick participants up from the hotel where they stay at. The price you can expect at this stage is around R$ 80 (approximately € 26 or US$ 35).
CURRENTLY ON ART GUIDE 1. Teatro Municipal No exhibitions, main attraction here is the architecture.
2. Museum of Fine Arts Permanent collection is the main thing here, no temporary exhibitions.
3. Centro Cultural Banco de Brasil Salvador Dali – 30 May 2014 to 22 September 2014
4. MAR – Museu de Arte do Rio • From Valongo to Favela: The Imaginary and the Periphery | 27 May 2014 – 08 February 2015 | Photography exhibition with favela theme, looks fantastic. • Eu como Você | 13 May 2014 – 20 July 2014 • Josephine Baker and Le Corbusier in Rio – A Transatlantic Affair | 15 April 2014 – 17 August 2014
5. Centro Municipal de Arte Helio Oiticica Permanent collection is the main attraction, but interesting smaller exhibition are often taking place. Be surprised.
6. A Gentil Carioca Installations on the outside wall are often on. Worth checking out. Exhibitions in the gallery are often featuring local artists.
7. Museu da Chácara do Céuoi Main attraction here is the permanent exhibition and the calmness of the place.
8. Museu de Arte Niteroi You’re coming here for Niemeyer’s building, the view, the experience. Exhibitions are on, but best to take them as a nice surprise.
9. Museu de Arte Naif • Five permanent exhibitions: “Rio de Janeiro Naif“ | “Rio de Janeiro Likes You, Likes This happy People” | “Brazil, 5 centuries” | “Brazilian Naif Masters” | “My Dear Amazon, Green and Yellow Heart of Brazil”. • Futebol, Paixão Brasileira | 10 May 2014 to 1 August 2014 • Rota Naïf Contemporânea | On until 2015
10. Oi Futuro This is an experience that might suit some, might not. Except a contemporary feel. The permanent exhibition of the history of Brazilian telecommunication is also interesting.
11. MAM Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro • The Art of the Film Poster | 8 February 2014 to 29 June 2014 • MAM Collection: Works Restored | 8 February 2014 to 29 June 2014 • MAM: Its History, Its Heritage | 6 April 2014 to 31 December 2014
12. LURIXS Seleção Nacional, with historical works from the gallery's collection | 15 May 2014 to 12 July 2014. | Other exhibitions also on display.
13. Casa Daros • Paintant Stories, by Fabian Marcaccio | 29 March 2014 to 10 August 2014. | Argentinian painter. • Guillermo Kuitca + Eduardo Berliner – Paintings | 30 May 2014 to 29 June 2014. • Didactics and Dialectic of Color, Carlos Cruz-Diez | 21 March 2014 to 27 July 2014.
14. Artur Fidalgo Julia Debasse | 22 May 2014 to 11 June 2014. | Other exhibitions also on display.
15. Fundação Eva Klabin
Permanent collections only.
16. Galeria Laura Marsiaj
Gonçalo Ivo | 3 June 2014 to 9 July 2014.
17. Galeria Tempo Usually local photographer’s exhibitions on display.
18. Luciana Caravello Carolina Ponte: Só o excesso | 6 May 2014 to 7 July 2014. | Other exhibitions not announced on site yet
19. Anita Schwartz Matriz e Desconstrução | 16 May 2014 to 5 July 2014
20. Instituto Moreira Salles Permanent collections only.
21. Casa do Pontal There are regularly temporary collections on show, but the permanent collection is the main attraction.
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