Located in the Cinelândia area, you can find a building opened in 1908, with different architectural styles in its composition. This building is the National Museum of Fine Arts. Originally, the building was built to serve as the headquarters of the National School of...
In our last week article, we were presented to the life and work of Jean Baptiste Debret and his impact on Brazil. Today we gonna talk about another very important artist, this time a Brazilian one, that also lived and worked a good amount of his live in Rio de...
When we think about Brazil and Rio de Janeiro, most people think about beaches, soccer and samba… What a lot of people do not know is that Brazil is home of a huge number of very talented artists, from painters, to sculptors, actors, musicians… It is a very long list....
Fancy a beer? A caipirinha, maybe? Perhaps you just want to have a good night out, chatting with friends, or dancing? No matter what you like to do or what kind of music you’re into, there’s one perfect neighborhood for the night owls: Lapa. It’s so cramped with bars,...
Rio is now the first World Capital of Architecture, title given by Unesco this week, in partnership with the International Union of Architects (UIA). Why’s that, do you ask? There’s plenty of reasons!!! First, the city has so many architectural styles it ends up being...