Brazil Turns Its Domestic Workers Into Heroines of Art and Memory
A São Paulo exhibition, a prizewinning film and a new book are recasting Brazil's millions of domestic workers as central...
June 15, 2026Section
Art and Culture
Art and Culture News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Brazil’s Greatest Painter Gets His First Big Show in Asia
A landmark Beijing show brings Brazil's most celebrated painter, Cândido Portinari, to Asia for the first time as Brazil and...
June 15, 2026
FLIP, Brazil Biggest Literary Festival Honors a Cult Poet This July
FLIP Paraty, Brazil leading literary festival, returns July 22 to 26 honoring cult poet Orides Fontela and drawing writers to...
June 14, 2026
Rio Restaurant Week Offers Three-Course Meals From $12
Rio Restaurant Week runs through June 21 with 80-plus restaurants, three-course World Cup menus and fixed prices from about $12...
June 13, 2026
World’s Most-Visited Immersive Art Show Opens in Rio
A new immersive exhibition pairing Gustav Klimt and Antoni Gaudí has opened in Rio, the projection show already seen by...
June 13, 2026
Thirteen Nations Pool Their Films for a Latin American Showcase
Thirteen Latin American nations joined forces for a free contemporary film festival in Costa Rica, a rare act of cultural...
June 13, 2026
A Month-Long Arts Festival Fills Guatemala’s National Theatre
A Guatemala festival has turned June into a month of arts, with 61 productions filling the national theatre in a...
June 13, 2026
Flup: How Rio’s Favela Book Festival Became a Cultural Heavyweight
Flup, Rio's literary festival born in the favelas, opens its 16th edition, now a recognised heritage event spotlighting Black and...
June 13, 2026
FliMinas: A New International Book Festival Lands in Minas Gerais
FliMinas, a new international literary festival in Belo Horizonte, drew big crowds and major authors, staking Minas Gerais a place...
June 13, 2026