São Paulo Art Biennial reclaims the power of direct contact with artworks
The 34th São Paulo Biennial of Art has no theme, but a verse of poet Thiago de Mello as a...
May 27, 2021Section
Art and Culture
Art and Culture News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Mendes da Rocha, the last great name in Brazilian architecture, has died
Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2006, died Sunday at 92 in São Paulo,...
May 23, 2021
Brazil’s Inhotim institute joins global wave of online museum tours
Inhotim Institute, in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, is launching Inhotim para Todxs project, when the museum will hold free online guided...
May 18, 2021
Former president Mahuad believes that Ecuador’s dollarization was a “historic success”
Former Ecuadorian president Jamil Mahuad (1998-2000) evoked this Thursday the late Maradona when defending his decision to dollarize Ecuador, a...
May 14, 2021
Rio’s Theatro Municipal shows what operas, ballets and concerts are all about
Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro held another edition of the #AulaEmCasa campaign, entitled "Operas, Ballets and Concerts", on Monday,...
April 6, 2021
Formerly sparkling Mexico City’s cultural radiance is now in serious danger
As Mexico’s cultural economy enters the second year of the pandemic, a funding crisis and accusations of favouritism towards a...
March 11, 2021
Late Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi honored with Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Lina Bo Bardi, the late Italian-born Brazilian architect, writer, illustrator, scenographer, and industrial designer who tied her expressive modernism to...
March 9, 2021
Brazilian ballerina born without arms soars with her attitude
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - When Vitória Bueno’s mother first dropped her off at ballet class, she worried about her...
February 11, 2021
Alliance Française Photo Contest Opens Enrollments in Rio de Janeiro
Enrollment for the "Alliance Française Prix Photo", which celebrates its tenth anniversary, will start on February 10th. This year, the...
February 8, 2021