Despina
An artist residency and project space in central Rio de Janeiro.
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JA.CA Centro de Arte e Tecnologia
An art and technology center and residency in the hills of Belo Horizonte.
Centro Cultural Dragão do Mar
Fortaleza’s largest cultural complex, with museums, a planetarium, cinema and theaters by the seafront.
Paço do Frevo
A museum dedicated to frevo, Pernambuco’s UNESCO-listed music and dance, in old Recife.
Instituto Ricardo Brennand
A castle-museum in Recife with a world-class arms and armor collection and the largest holding of Frans Post paintings.
Museu de Arte da Pampulha
A modern art museum in an Oscar Niemeyer building on Pampulha lake, part of a UNESCO World Heritage complex.
Palácio das Artes
Belo Horizonte’s principal performing and visual arts complex, on the central Afonso Pena avenue.
Casa do Carnaval da Bahia
An interactive museum of Salvador’s Carnival in the heart of the Pelourinho.
Museu de Arte da Bahia
One of Brazil’s oldest art museums, founded in 1918, with colonial furniture, porcelain and Bahian painting.
Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia
A modern art museum in the colonial Solar do Unhão by the sea, first directed by Lina Bo Bardi.
Usina do Gasômetro
A landmark cultural center in a former power plant on the Guaíba, famous for its riverside sunsets.
Santander Cultural / Farol Santander Porto Alegre
A cultural center in a monumental former bank building in Porto Alegre’s historic heart.
MARGS – Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul Ado Malagoli
The leading art museum of Rio Grande do Sul, on the historic Praça da Alfândega in Porto Alegre.
Fundação Iberê Camargo
A foundation devoted to painter Iberê Camargo in an acclaimed Álvaro Siza building on the Guaíba waterfront.
Conjunto Cultural da Caixa Brasília
A Caixa cultural center in central Brasília, with galleries and a theater for visual arts and performance.
Museu Nacional da República
A dome-shaped Oscar Niemeyer museum on the Monumental Axis, hosting major contemporary art and design shows.
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brasília
The Brasília branch of one of Brazil’s most visited cultural networks, with exhibitions, theater, film and music.
Museu Paranaense
One of Brazil’s oldest museums, founded in 1876, covering the history, ethnography and art of Paraná.
Museu Oscar Niemeyer
The largest art museum in Latin America, famous for its eye-shaped annex by Oscar Niemeyer.
Farol Santander São Paulo
A cultural center in the historic Altino Arantes skyscraper, with art, events and a rooftop observation deck.
Theatro Municipal de São Paulo
São Paulo’s historic opera house and a symbol of the city, central to the 1922 Modern Art Week.
Museu da Casa Brasileira
Brazil’s only museum dedicated to design and architecture, in a 1940s mansion on Avenida Faria Lima.
MuBE – Museu Brasileiro da Escultura e Ecologia
A sculpture and ecology museum in a celebrated Paulo Mendes da Rocha landmark in the Jardins district.
Sesc 24 de Maio
A downtown cultural center in a Paulo Mendes da Rocha tower, with art, performance, sport and a rooftop pool.
MIS – Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo
A museum of image and sound famous for blockbuster exhibitions of photography, cinema, music and pop culture.
Fundação Bienal de São Paulo
Organizer of the São Paulo Biennial, the second-oldest art biennial in the world and the largest in Latin America.
MAC USP – Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo
One of Latin America’s most important modern and contemporary collections, in an Oscar Niemeyer building beside Ibirapuera Park.
Cidade das Artes
A major performing arts complex in Barra da Tijuca, home to the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra.
