Cultural centers

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Cultural centers

15 spaces for art, memory, music and culture in the city.

Naval history and heritage

Espaço Cultural da Marinha

Submarines, historic ships and adventures on Guanabara Bay

Visual arts and artistic training

Sociedade Brasileira de Belas Artes

A century-old institution in Lapa’s cultural heart

Music, cinema and Brazilian culture

Espaço Cultural BNDES

Free shows inside one of Centro’s best-known buildings

African memory and archaeology

Instituto dos Pretos Novos

An essential place for understanding the history of slavery in Rio

Culture, citizenship and events

Centro Cultural Ação da Cidadania

Culture and social transformation in the Port Zone

History, art and architecture

Paço Imperial

From governors’ residence to one of Rio’s great cultural centres

Afro-Brazilian culture

Centro Cultural José Bonifácio

Memory, identity and resistance in Pequena África

Art, film, theater and heritage

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil — CCBB

One of Brazil’s most visited cultural centers

Exhibitions, theatre and heritage

Centro Cultural Correios

Contemporary art on Centro’s cultural corridor

Contemporary art and architecture

Casa França-Brasil

A former trading exchange transformed into a cultural space

Astronomy, science and heritage

Observatório do Valongo

A historic observatory hidden on Morro da Conceição

Classical music and heritage

Sala Cecília Meireles

One of Brazil’s most important concert halls

Art, cinema, theatre and architecture

Centro Cultural Justiça Federal

Culture inside the former Supreme Federal Court building

Contemporary art

Centro Municipal de Arte Hélio Oiticica

Artistic experimentation near Praça Tiradentes

Exhibitions, theatre, dance and music

CAIXA Cultural Rio de Janeiro

Accessible cultural programmes in central Rio