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Museus Castro Maya

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Museu Lasar Segall

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Museu Nacional de Belas Artes

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Museu da República

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Take a closer look at local artists

Djanira

"I'm naive, but my painting is not"

Renina Katz

A look at the process of the printmaker, painter, designer, illustrator, and teacher

Lasar Segall

An amazing ouvre to be explored and understood

Roberto Rodrigues

A universe of anguish, despair, and death

Rossini Perez

Design, matrices and engraving

Explore colonial masterpieces and contemporary classics

Café

Sem título

Santiago, O Grande

The Circus (Jazz)

Tarde

[Ex-voto da] Batalha dos Guararapes

Colheita de flores

D. Pedro II

Fósforo

Storm

Recado Difícil

Cadafalso

Letter from d. Pedro II to d. João VI

Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca

Portrait of d. Pedro II and the Count of Mota Maia in Baden Baden

O piano

Self-portrait III

Nude Woman Reclining

A Multidão Aclamava-o, [da série] Agonia e Morte de Antonio Conselheiro

Third Class

Errado-certo

Man with violin

Variations

View more spectacular artworks, up close

See Brazil captured by international eyes

The Artistic French Mission

Discover colonial Brazil through the lens of international artists

Mastering landscapes

The genre was never the same

Traditions of the Brazilian court and elites

Highlights from the third volume of "Voyage Pittoresque et historique au Brésil"

Inspiring stories and iconic works

The Symbolism in the Coronation Robes Worn by Emperor Pedro II

The fascinating detail in the emperor's clothes

Interventions

A reflection on the relationship between architectural space, public art, and the visual arts

A critic in the museum

Comments by one of the most brilliant and intuitive art critics in Brazil

Navio de Emigrantes

Take a closer look at the most iconic work by Lasar Segall

Petropolitan Landscapes

Discover why Petrópolis was an inspiration for several artists

Dissecting Castro Maya

Get to know who Castro Maya was and how he gathered an amazing art collection

Leandro Joaquim's Rio

Paintings that document the city's local history

The costumes by Sophia

One of the greatest fashion researchers in the country

Take a virtual tour through Instituto Brasileiro de Museus' museums

Contemporary Dialogues

A virtual tour through the exhibition at Museu Nacional de Belas Artes

Explore the collections by color