Rio de Janeiro Hosts Inaugural Rio Art Week with 400+ Initiatives
The inaugural Rio Art Week in Rio de Janeiro is set to take place from September 16 to 27, showcasing more than 400 activities throughout the city. This event comprises 74 festivals, exhibitions, and performances, offering over a thousand hours of diverse programming. Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere expressed that the initiative seeks to reclaim central Rio and position the city as a cultural center in Latin America. Lucas Padilha, the Municipal Secretary of Culture, highlighted a new direction in cultural policy aimed at bolstering festivals and cultural institutions. Key venues include Santa Teresa, Praça XV, and Arcos da Lapa. Among the significant events are Flup, Festival Panorama, and ArtRio, which will run until September 20, featuring exhibitions dedicated to Sebastião Salgado and Luiz Carlos Barreto.
Fatti principali
- The first Rio Art Week takes place from September 16 to 27 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Over 400 initiatives and 74 festivals, exhibitions, and performances are part of the program, totaling more than a thousand hours.
- The event involves around 120 public and private institutions located in the city center.
- ArtRio, one of Brazil's largest contemporary art fairs, holds its sixteenth edition until September 20 at Marina da Glória.
- Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere said the Art Week is the first of dozens planned for coming years.
- Municipal Secretary of Culture Lucas Padilha stated the event structures a permanent cultural policy for Rio.
- The program circuit includes Santa Teresa, Praça XV, Praça Tiradentes, Arcos da Lapa, Carioca, Cinelândia, Praça Mauá, Gamboa, and Praça Onze.
- Exhibitions include a tribute to photographer Sebastião Salgado, 'Carnevale come metodo', and a homage to Luiz Carlos Barreto at the Cinemateca of MAM.
Entità
Artisti
- Sebastião Salgado
- Luiz Carlos Barreto
- Zózimo Bulbul
- Eduardo Cavaliere
- Lucas Padilha
Istituzioni
- ArtRio
- Flup
- Festival Panorama
- Aquarius
- ARUA Summit 2026
- Festival Internazionale del Circo
- Zózimo Bulbul Black Cinema Meeting
- Festival Mimo
- Arte de Portas Abertas
- CasaCor
- Cinemateca do MAM
- Artribune
Luoghi
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
- Santa Teresa
- Praça XV
- Praça Tiradentes
- Arcos da Lapa
- Carioca
- Cinelândia
- Praça Mauá
- Gamboa
- Praça Onze
- Marina da Glória
- Latin America