Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro has a vibrant contemporary art culture, with the MAR Museum of Art of Rio and the Instituto Moreira Salles, alongside a strong tradition of public art and street-level creative expression.
23 galleries
A Gentil Carioca
commercial gallery
A contemporary art gallery founded in 2003 by artists Márcio Botner, Ernesto Neto, and Laura Lima, serving as a space to think, produce, experiment, and commercialize art.
agentilcarioca.com.brAnita Schwartz Galeria de Arte
commercial gallery
A prominent multi-level contemporary art space featuring dedicated exhibition halls, a terrace with a converted shipping container for video installations, and an active roster of contemporary talent.
anitaschwartz.com.brArt Rio
other
ArtRio International Contemporary Art Fair hosts modern and contemporary galleries.
artrio.comArtur Fidalgo Galeria
commercial gallery
A fixture in the Rio art scene since the late 1980s, specializing in Brazilian contemporary art across multiple generations.
arturfidalgo.com.brFortes D'Aloia & Gabriel
commercial gallery
An industrial-style project space that hosts ambitious exhibitions focusing on the crossover between art, music, and performance, serving as the Rio outpost for the prominent FD&G.
fdag.com.brGaleria Athena
commercial gallery
Presents conceptual and historical dialogues in contemporary art, representing established and mid-career Brazilian artists.
galeriaathena.comGaleria Cavalo
commercial gallery
A gallery focused on contemporary art representing emerging and established artists in the Botafogo neighborhood.
galeriacavalo.comGaleria da Gávea
commercial gallery
Galeria da Gávea specializes in contemporary Brazilian photography.
galeriadagavea.com.brGaleria Nara Roesler
commercial gallery
One of Brazil's leading contemporary art galleries, representing a prestigious roster of established and emerging Brazilian and Latin American artists.
nararoesler.artIMS / Instituto Moreira Salles
foundation
IMS offers cultural events, exhibitions, and houses extensive collections of photography, music, and literature.
ims.com.brInstituto Casa Roberto Marinho
foundation
The house is an open space for art exhibitions, lectures and educational activities.
casarobertomarinho.org.brLuciana Caravello Arte Contemporânea
commercial gallery
A gallery promoting national contemporary art through exhibitions of both highly established and promising emerging artists.
lucianacaravello.com.brLurixs Arte Contemporânea
commercial gallery
Focuses on contemporary art, particularly representing established Brazilian artists and concrete/neoconcrete movements.
lurixs.comMAM / Museu de Arte Moderna
museum
MAM presents exhibitions and collections of modern and contemporary art and is a landmark of Brazilian modernism.
mam.rioMAR / Museu de Arte do Rio
museum
A space where Rio de Janeiro finds and reinvents itself through knowledge about art and the experience of looking, with emphasis on forming a collection and on education.
museudeartedorio.org.brMercedes Viegas Arte Contemporânea
commercial gallery
An intimate gallery in Gávea established in 2002 that presents solo and group exhibitions of emerging and established Brazilian contemporary artists, alongside hosting curator talks and courses.
mercedesviegas.com.brMul.ti.plo Espaço Arte
commercial gallery
Mul.ti.plo Espaço Arte specializes in contemporary art.
multiploespacoarte.com.brPinakotheke Cultural
commercial gallery
Pinakotheke Cultural specializes in Brazilian art.
pinakotheke.com.brPortas Vilaseca Galeria
commercial gallery
Portas Vilaseca Galeria specializes in contemporary Brazilian art.
portasvilaseca.com.brPrêmio PIPA / PIPA Prize
other
One of the most relevant art prizes for Brazilian contemporary art, serving as a window into the scene.
premiopipa.comSilvia Cintra + Box 4
commercial gallery
A space dedicated to modern and contemporary Brazilian art, showcasing both historical figures and younger experimental artists.
silviacintra.com.br