Brazil Travel Guide - Art in Brazil

Art in Brazil

Art Museums in Rio de Janeiro

Museu de Arte Moderna Rio de Janeiro- MAM

Brazilian and international art of the 20th century.
Av. Infante Dom Henrique 85, Parque do Flamengo

Museu do Indio

The official museum for the art and culture of Brazil's indigenous peoples.
Rua das Palmeiras, 55 Botafogo

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

National Museum of Fine Arts, housing an imporatant collection of Brazilian art from from 19th and 20th centuries, and Italian and French masters of the 17th to 19th century. One of the most important modernist Brazilian painters Candido Portinari is well represented here.
Av. Rio Branco 199, Centro Rio de Janeiro.

Museu Arte Sao Paulo (MASP)

An excellent selection of western art, though hardly any Brazilian artists. Visit the basement for contemporary Brazilian photography exhibits.
Av. Paulista 1578, Cerqueira Cesar.

Pinacoteca do Estado

Built in 1896 as a Fine Arts school, it now displays some of the best art from 19th and 20th century Brazil.
Praca da Luz 2, Luz.

Belo Horizonte

Museu de Arte da Pampulha

A collection of modern and contemporary Brazilian art, primarily in Minas Gerais.
Av. Otacílio Negrao de Lima

Porto Alegre

Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul

Art museum of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Praca da Alfândega, s/nº, no Centro de Porto Alegre

Salvador de Bahia Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia-Salvador

Masters of Brazilian art and a sculpture park. Organizes the Salon de Bahia.
Solar do Unhao, Av. Contorno

Museu de Arte Sacra

One of Brazil's best collections of Catholic art.
Rua do Sodre 276