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Monastery of St. Benedict, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat (Portuguese: Abadia de Nossa Senhora do Monserrate), more commonly known as the Mosteiro de São Bento (Monastery of St. Benedict), is a Benedictine abbey located on the Morro de São Bento (St. Benedict Hill) in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Mannerist style…

Monastery of St. Benedict, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Banco do Brasil Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil Rio de Janeiro, briefly CCBB Rio de Janeiro or CCBB RJ, it is a cultural center located in the district center, in Zona Central city of Rio de Janeiro. It is part of a network of cultural spaces, called Banco do Brasil Cultural Center,…

Banco do Brasil Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A magical journey through the history of money, Banco do Brasil Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro

In commemoration of 200 years of Banco do Brasil and from its own collection, the Gallery of Values was set up in four rooms and is part of the exhibition “Banco do Brasil and its History” to offer the public a new exhibition wing at the Museum Banco do Brasil,…

A magical journey through the history of money, Banco do Brasil Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro

Kandinsky: everything starts at one point, Banco do Brasil Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro

The exhibition “Kandinsky: everything starts at one point”, presents the history and creative universe of Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944). The exhibition brings together more than a hundred works and objects by the artist, his contemporaries and his influences. They are paintings, photos, books and letters from Russian and contemporary artists. On…

Kandinsky: everything starts at one point, Banco do Brasil Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro

National History Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The National Historical Museum of Brazil was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America. The architectural complex that houses the museum was built in 1603 as the St. James of Mercy Fort; earlier structures date back to 1567, erected by order…

National History Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Furniture to Automobile: Transiting History, National History Museum of Brazil

On a tour of the exhibition “From Furniture to Automobile: Transiting History”, on the long circuit of the National Historical Museum, you can learn about the changes and the improvement of the main vehicles used throughout history. There are 29 pieces available in all, including land transport, human and animal…

From Furniture to Automobile: Transiting History, National History Museum of Brazil

Citizenship under Construction, 1889 to present, National History Museum of Brazil

This section addresses the construction of citizenship after the establishment of the republican system in 1889. Being a citizen means belonging to a community, exercising political, civil and social rights and duties, recognizing the distinction between public and private interests. On display, the synthesis panel of the history of Brazil,…

Citizenship under Construction, 1889 to present, National History Museum of Brazil

The Construction of the Nation, 1822 to 1889, National History Museum of Brazil

The Construction of the Nation shows the process of building the Nation and its challenges. “The Construction of the Nation” telling the story of the Imperial State, from its foundation, on September 7, 1822, until the Proclamation of the Republic, on November 15, 1889. The battles with uniforms, war objects…

The Construction of the Nation, 1822 to 1889, National History Museum of Brazil

Portuguese in the World, 1415 to 1822, National History Museum of Brazil

It presents since the Portuguese maritime expansion, its causes and consequences, mainly the colonization of Brazil, until the proclamation of Independence by D. Pedro I. It covers: the period of the Iberian Union, with Portugal and Spain governed by the Spanish Crown; the French and Dutch presence in the 16th…

Portuguese in the World, 1415 to 1822, National History Museum of Brazil

Oreretama, National History Museum of Brazil

Setting reproduces a cave in the Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, with cave drawings representing animals. Sambaquis, found on the coast of Rio de Janeiro, warn of the need to preserve archaeological sites and the environment. A word that in Tupi means “our home”, Oreretama presents the indigenous populations,…

Oreretama, National History Museum of Brazil

Army Historical Museum and Fort of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Army History Museum and Copacabana Fort acts in the preservation, safeguarding and dissemination of historical memory of the Brazilian Army. Located in the Copacabana Fort, construction of the late nineteenth century that served the defensive system of the city of Rio de Janeiro and its harbor, scene of events…

Army Historical Museum and Fort of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Picture Gallery in Transformation, Sao Paulo Art Museum

The return of Lina Bo Bardi’s radical crystal easels to the display of the collection presents a selection of 119 artworks drawn from the museum’s diverse holdings, spanning from the 4th century BC to 2008. The easels were first presented at the opening of the museum’s current venue in 1968,…

Picture Gallery in Transformation, Sao Paulo Art Museum

Who´s Afraid of Teresinha Soares? Sao Paulo Art Museum

Who´s Afraid of Teresinha Soares? MASP presents a retrospective of Teresinha Soares, a pioneer in the thematics of female gender identity. Quem tem medo de Teresinha Soares? will occupy the museum 2nd sublevel with paintings, drawings, prints, box-objects, reliefs and installations, as well as photographic documentation about the artists pioneering…

Who´s Afraid of Teresinha Soares? Sao Paulo Art Museum

Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection, Rio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art

With about 6,630 works, it is, among the MAM Rio collections, that allows us to form an almost complete panorama of Brazilian artistic production, from modernism, through the strong transformations in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, until the most recent manifestations. of contemporary production. The exbition will cover about 50…

Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection, Rio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art

32nd Panorama of Brazilian Art, Sao Paulo Museum of Modern Art

More than an exhibition, the 32nd Panorama is a platform for discussion and decantation of artistic processes. This is a reflection on the state of contemporary art which presupposes, especially in the last decade, an increasingly accelerated time. The consolidation of institutional programs, from the elaboration of culture incentive laws,…

32nd Panorama of Brazilian Art, Sao Paulo Museum of Modern Art

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