[Translate] Trendy Rio Anuncia… Expedição Cultural e Fotografia do Instituto Kreatori de 2011 INSTITUTO KREATORI Rua Alice, 209 – Laranjeiras Tel. 3734-4326 (We speak English) WEBSITE EMAIL TWITTER FACEBOOK Instituto Kreatori houses an art gallery with a focus on Photography, rooms for courses, workshops and lectures. In addition to a multipurpose outdoor space for artistic... Read More »
[Translate] Humberto Braga Cultural Center Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – Praça da República, 70 – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 3231-5292 Monday – Friday 9am-6pm Note: This area has a gallery for art and photographic exhibitions. Read More »
[Translate] Centro Cultural Carioca Rua do Teatro, 37 – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2252-6468 – 2242-9642 WEBSITE Read More »
[Translate] Centro Cultural Anglo Americano (Anglo American Cultural Center) Avenida das Américas, 2603 – Barra da Tijuca Tel. 2439-8002 WEBSITE Read More »
[Translate] Center of Documentation and Information Art Rua São José, 50, 2nd floor – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2533-8090 EMAIL WEBSITE Monday – Friday 10am- 5pm Guided visits by appointment only Free Entrance Note: This complex houses nearly one million items of documentation on graphic and fine arts, music, photography, theater, dance, opera, circus, cinema and... Read More »
[Translate] Calouste Gulbenkian Arts Center St. Benedito Hipólito, 125 – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2503-4622 EMAIL Monday – Friday 10am-6pm Free Entrance Note: The three-story building houses the Gonzaguinha Theater, an auditorium, a video viewing room, the Ismael Nery art gallery and 20 rooms and workshops. Read More »
[Translate] Caixa Cultural Rio Almirante. Barroso, 25, corner of Avenidaenida Rio Branco – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2544-7666 / 2544-8129 / 2544-1099 / 2544-4080 WEBSITE Tuesday – Sunday 10am-10pm Note: With just over 6,000 sq meters area, the Cultural Savings Bank has 4 exhibition areas as well as a theater arena, two movie theaters, five multi-usage... Read More »
[Translate] Caixa Cultural Complex República do Chile, 230 / anexo 3rd floor – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2262-8152 / 2262-5483 EMAIL WEBSITE Monday – Friday 10am-6pm Saturday – Sunday and and Holidays 11am-3pm Free Entrance Note: The Caixa Cultural Complex is a landmark with an architectural style of the 70s. It’s surrounded by gardens, passageways and... Read More »
[Translate] Republic Museum The Catete Palace was the place for Brazil’s Republican Government from 1897 to 1960. The Republic Museum has a cultural program that includes exhibitions, concerts, plays, movies, videos, boutiques, restaurants and bookstore. Address: Rua Catete, 153 – Catete Tel. 3235-2650 – Fax. 2557-5477 Email: museu@museudarepublica.org.br www.museudarepublica.org.br Tuesday – Friday 10am-5pm Saturday –... Read More »
[Translate] Polo de Pensamento Contemporâneo Address: Rua Conde Afonso Celso 103 – Jardim Botânico Tel. 2286-3299 / 2286-3682 Email: contato@polodepensamento.com.br Read More »
[Translate] Parque das Ruínas Cultural Center The Center was the residence of the famous Patron of the Arts from the Rio Belle Époque, Laurinda Santos Lobo. Known as the“Marchioness of Elegance”, Laurinda gathered intellectuals in the magnificent rooms of her mansion, which today is one of the most prized projects by architect Ernani Freire. Address:... Read More »
[Translate] Oi Futuro The building that houses the center was built in 1918 and has just been reconstructed to achieve a more open space. Address: • Rua Dois de Dezembro, 63 – Catete Tel. 3131-3050 / 3131-3070 • Rua Visconde de Pirajá, 54, 3rd floor – Ipanema Tel. 3201-3000 www.oifuturo.org.br Tuesday – Sunday 11am-8pm Guided... Read More »
[Translate] Oduvaldo Vianna Filho Cultural Center Designed in 1916, the construction was finished in 1918 and in 1992 it was converted into a cultural center, named in honor of playwright Oduvaldo Vianna Filho. Address: Rua Praia do Flamengo, 158 – Flamengo Tel. 2205-0276 / 2205-0655 Email: castelinho@pcrj.rj.gov.br Tuesday – Saturday 10am-8pm Sunday 10am-6pm Free Entrance Read More »
[Translate] Navy Cultural Hall The Navy Cultural Hall is located at the the end of Quinze de Novembro Square, in front of Presidente Vargas. Main exhibitions are: • Galiot King John VI • Helicopter – Museum • Museum Bauru • Riachuelo Submarine Museum • Nau – a copy of the ship from the time of... Read More »
[Translate] Midrash Cultural Center Midrash meaning “extract feeling” in Hebrew, was created by Rabbi Nilton Bonder. This Jewish cultural center was designed by São Paulo architect, Isay Weinfeld. Address: Rua General Venâncio Flores, 184 – Leblon Tel. 2239-1800 / 2239-2222 Monday – Thursday 9am-10pm Friday 9am-3pm Sunday (by appointment only) Email: secretaria@midrash.org.br www.midrash.org.br Read More »
[Translate] Light Cultural Center The building in what was formerly the Rua Larga dates back to 1911. It was once the head-office and garage for the Light Tramway Service. Address: Rua Marechal Floriano, 168 – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2211-4515 www.light.com.br Email: paulo.bicalho@light.com.br Monday – Friday 11am-5pm Free Entrance Read More »
[Translate] Laurinda Santos Lobo Cultural Center Rua Monte Alegre, 306 – Santa Teresa Tel. 2242-9741 / 2224-3331 EMAIL Tuesday – Sunday 9am-8pm Free Entrance Note: This center has four exhibition rooms, auditorium and a photographic collection of Laurinda Santos Lobo. Read More »
[Translate] José Bonifácio Cultural Center Rua Pedro Ernesto, 80 – Gamboa Tel. 2253-6255 EMAIL Monday – Friday 9am-6pm Free Entrance Note: Located in Gamboa, a neighborhood that keeps important aspects of the history of the Negros in the country. Among them is the Machado de Assis Literature, born on the Livramento Hill. Read More »
[Translate] Julieta de Serpa House of Art and Culture Praia do Flamengo, 340 – Flamengo Tel. 2551-1278 EMAIL WEBSITE Tuesday – Friday 1pm-7pm Saturday 4pm-7pm Note: This mansion, architecturally eclectic, contains a Cultural Center with exhibition rooms, bookshop, restaurant and tea room. Built by the Seabra family in the 1920s, it came under the protection... Read More »
[Translate] Instituto Moreira Salles Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 476 – Gávea Tel. 3284-7400 WEBSITE Tuesday – Sunday and Holidays 1pm-8pm Exhibitions and parking free. Guided visits by appointment only. Free Entrance Note: The IMS of Rio de Janeiro is the largest cultural center, with gardens open to the public. Read More »
[Translate] House of Science – Cultural Scientific and Technological Center of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Rua Lauro Müller, 3 – Botafogo Tel. 2542-7494 EMAIL WEBSITE Tuesday – Friday 9am-8pm (visits by appointment) Saturday – Sunday day and and Holidays 10am-8pm Free Entrance Note: Disseminating scientific knowledge through original exhibitions whose hallmark is... Read More »
[Translate] Grandjean de Montigny Manor House Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225 – Gávea Tel. 3527-1435 Monday – Friday 10am-5:30pm Free Entrance Note: The manor house was built by architect Grandjean de Montigny and is today the PUC-RIO (Catholic University of Rio) Cultural Center. Read More »
[Translate] Funarte Arts Center Rua Imprensa, 16 – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2279-8092 WEBSITE Monday – Friday 10am-6pm Guided visits by appointment only. Free Entrance Note: Located in the Gustavo Capanema Palace, the center houses the Sergio Milliet, Lygia Clark and Macunaíma art galleries, the Gilberto Freyre auditorium and the Sidney Miller Funarte Room. Read More »
[Translate] Figner Mansion ArteSesc Rua Marquês de Abrantes, 99 – Flamengo Tel. 3138-1343 EMAIL Tuesday – Saturday 12pm – 8pm Sunday 11am-5pm Guided visits by appointment only Free Entrance Note: This mansion was built in 1912 by the Czech entrepreneur Frederico Figner (one of the most important names in the history of image and sound... Read More »
[Translate] Espaço Lunático Café e Cultura Rua Visconde de Carandai 6 – Jardim Botânico Tel. 3114-0098 / 3286-1504 EMAIL WEBSITE Read More »
[Translate] Federal Justice Cultural Center Rio Branco, 241 – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 3261-2550 WEBSITE There is a ramp access for the physically handicapped. Guided tours for the blind every Thursday at 5pm Tuesday – Friday 12pm to 7pm Tel. 3212-2552 Free Entrance Note: This beautiful historic 4-story building was the headquarters of the Supreme Court... Read More »
[Translate] Electoral Court Cultural Center Rua Primeiro de Março, 42 – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2253-7566 Wednesday – Sunday 12pm – 7pm Note: The headquarters of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) houses the Electoral Court Cultural Center. Read More »
[Translate] Edison Carneiro Folklore National Center Rua Catete, 179 – Catete Tel. 2285-0441 WEBSITE Tuesday – Friday 11am – 6pm Saturday, Sunday and and Holidays 3pm-6pm Free Entrance Note: Set up in two residences dating from the end of the 19th century, the Museum houses 1,400 permanent collections. Read More »
[Translate] Cultural Center for Health Square Marechal Âncora – downstairs – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2240-5568 EMAIL WEBSITE Guided visits by appointment Tuesday – Saturday 10am-6pm Free Entrance Note: This palace, plain in style, was designed by Gastão Bahiana to be the Statistics Pavilion for the centenary celebrations of independence exhibition in 1922. Sanitary Vigilance also... Read More »
[Translate] Corcovado Mountain Train Cultural Center Rua Cosme Velho, 513 – Cosme Velho Tel. 2558-1329 EMAIL WEBSITE Monday – Sunday 8:30am-6:30pm every 30 minutes Note: The collection displays aspects of the entire history of Corcovado with photos and newspaper reports on the inauguration of the railroad on October 9th, 1884. Read More »
[Translate] Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (Cultural Center of Bank of Brasil) Rua Primeiro de Março, 66 – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 3808-2020 WEBSITE Tuesday – Sunday 10am-9pm Note: This beautiful cultural center houses a magnificent library with over 140,000 volumes on a wide variety of topics. It has three theaters, four video rooms, a movie-theater,... Read More »
[Translate] Center of Documentation and Information Art This complex houses nearly one million items of documentation on graphic and fine arts, music, photography, theater, dance, opera, circus, cinema and videos. Address: St. São José, 50, 2nd floor – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 2533-8090 Email: cedoc@funarte.gov.br www.funarte.gov.br Monday – Friday 10am- 5pm Guided visits by appointment only... Read More »
[Translate] Carnival Memory Center Rio Branco, 4 – 2nd floor – Centro (Downtown) Tel. 3213-5162 / 3213-5151 EMAIL Note: The collection of the Center is open only for research. Book in advance. WEBSITE Read More »
[Translate] Espaço Rio Carioca Rua das Laranjeiras 307 – Laranjeiras (Enter into Rua Leite Leal, 45) Tel. 2225 7332 Note: This place is a frequent hangout by college students as well as business meetings. Live music from Wednesday – Saturday. Children’s events on Sunday afternoons. CDs, DVDs and books for sale. Read More »
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