Petrobras Digging for Culture
By Sarah Coursey, Editor RIO DE JANEIRO – The Financial Times listed Petrobras as one of the world’s 50 largest companies in 2007. From the modernist Rubik’s cube headquarters in Rio’s redeveloped...
View ArticleThe XIV Jardim Botânico Art Circuit
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Next weekend in and around charming, leafy Jardim Botânico, more than ninety artists spread throughout over fifty studios will open their doors...
View ArticleSanta’s Artists Open Their Doors
By Vânia Maciel, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Over the next two weekends Santa Teresa’s pioneering Arte de Portas Abertas (Open Door Art) will take place, transforming much of the relatively...
View ArticleArtists Create Outdoor Art Gallery: Daily
By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This September, six famous artists from different parts of the world will occupy public spaces in Rio with their art installations. The...
View ArticleThe Artist Brian Eno Spoke in Lapa: Daily
By Mary Carroll, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Over the weekend in Lapa, Brian Eno gave a lecture on his creative process at Circo Voador. The artist, who has an audiovisual art...
View ArticleA Trip to See the 31st Bienal of São Paulo
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – With the title “How to … things that don’t exist” the 31st Bienal of São Paulo is underway and invites visitors to fill in the sentence...
View ArticleSão Paulo Exhibit of Women Artists: The Pioneers (1880-1930)
Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – While today we take for granted that female artists work and present their efforts in public, just a hundred years ago it was considered taboo. An...
View ArticleArtists in Santa Teresa Open Their Doors This Weekend
By Georgia Grimond, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sixty-five artists will participate in the 25th edition of Arte de Portas Abertas (Open Door Art) in Santa Teresa this weekend....
View ArticleInhotim: Travel to an Art Lovers’ Eden in Rural Brazil
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sitting atop a lush and expansive plateau about an hour’s drive south-west of Belo Horizonte is one of Brazil’s best-kept...
View ArticleUncertainty Reigns at the 32nd São Paulo Art Bienal
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Visitors walking into the 32nd São Paulo Art Bienal are asked to ponder the uncertainties of the world we live in today, with political...
View ArticleNational History Museum in Rio Opens International Art Exhibition
By Sarah Brown, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The National History Museum in Rio de Janeiro is currently hosting an ambitious international art exhibition that reunites the works of...
View ArticleBrazil to Increase Culture Ministry Budget by 40 Percent
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – President of Brazil, Michel Temer, announced this week that his administration would be increasing the Ministry of Culture’s budget by...
View ArticleBonde Tram in Rio’s Santa Teresa Celebrated by Artists
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Serving as public transport for Santa Teresa residents for more than 120 years, the bonde (tram) that links the bohemian neighborhood with...
View ArticleExploring the Mountain Getaway of Visconde de Maua in Rio
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Located about two hours and a half from Rio de Janeiro, Visconde de Maua is a perfect spot for a weekend getaway in the mountains. Its...
View ArticleWhere to Celebrate International Jazz Day 2018 in Rio
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Monday, April 30th, over 190 countries celebrate the International Jazz Day – Brazil included. In Rio, renowned houses like the...
View ArticleArte de Portas Abertas Returns to Rio’s Santa Teresa this Weekend
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The bohemian hillside neighborhood of Santa Teresa will host the 28th edition of Arte de Portas Abertas (Art of Open Doors) on September 1st...
View ArticleArtRio’s CIGA Festival Opens its Doors this Monday and Tuesday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Monday, September 24th, and Tuesday, September 25th, from 5PM to 9PM, selected galleries will be opening their doors across Rio for a...
View ArticleArtRio International Art Fair Returns to Marina da Glória on Wednesday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Thursday, September 27th the ‘Feira de Arte do Rio de Janeiro’ (Rio de Janeiro Art Fair), or ArtRio, will return for its eighth...
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Inhotim: Travel to an Art Lovers’ Eden in Rural Brazil
By Georgia Grimond, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Sitting atop a lush and expansive plateau about an hour’s drive south-west of Belo Horizonte is one of Brazil’s best-kept...
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Uncertainty Reigns at the 32nd São Paulo Art Bienal
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Visitors walking into the 32nd São Paulo Art Bienal are asked to ponder the uncertainties of the world we live in today, with political...
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