Rio de Janeiro: The Latest Architecture and News

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The Rio de Janeiro Department of the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB RJ) and the State Government, through the Cidade Integrada program, are hosting the International Favelas Meeting on March 17 and 18. This free event, supported by the Cumbre Internacional del Hábitat de América Latina y el Caribe (CIHALC), will feature activities held at the Palácio Guanabara and the IAB RJ headquarters in Flamengo.

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Elizabeth de Portzamparc, a Rio native based in Paris since 1969, has received numerous European awards for her distinguished work in architecture and urbanism. She is particularly recognized for leading large-scale projects in France and China, including entire neighborhoods, science centers, museums, and a monumental 262-meter tower in Taiwan, among others. In 2022, she adds the IAB-RJ Architect of the Year award to her list of achievements and accolades.

Every city requires collective action to be reinvented and adapted to the demands of the 21st century, especially in a post-pandemic world. This is the central argument of the book Reinvenção da Cidade - Interação, Equidade, Planeta (Reinventing the City - Interaction, Equity, Planet) by architect and urban planner Sérgio Magalhães. The work addresses key challenges facing Brazilian urban spaces in the pursuit of cities that are less predatory and unequal, and more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable. Throughout the text, the author sheds light on the case of Rio de Janeiro as an iconic metropolitan city that concentrates the attributes, contrasts, shortcomings, and potential that shape the national identity. The book will be launched on Friday, March 18, at 7:00 PM, at the Livraria da Travessa in Shopping Leblon.

Immaterial flows characterize the urban condition in the era of globalized information, intensifying its existing complexity. Temptations to return to the past, or a penchant for the radical or purely virtual, accompany the uncertainty of a landscape undergoing profound social transformations. To intervene in a perceptible way, a new cohesion is required, provided by a diagrammatic unfolding of the urban condition and a move beyond form-based urban readings. This new arrangement aims to reveal more than the simple sum of its parts.

On December 7 at 6:00 PM, Monolito will host the launch of its new book featuring Cité Arquitetura.

Novos Talentos Brasileiros – Design & Arte celebrates its 7th anniversary with an exhibition featuring 89 prototypes and projects, including furniture and home accessories created by designers from 27 Brazilian cities. From July 29 to August 14, CasaShopping will host the 7th edition of the project, serving as a major showcase for innovative ideas.

The Rio, an Anti-Racist City congress invites us to rethink the city as a democratic, open, and humanized environment. By developing a city project rooted in the fight against racism, it seeks to promote well-being for everyone, in every corner of Rio de Janeiro.

IED Rio Opens the Doors to Its New Headquarters at Casa D'Italia

The Museu do Pontal is hosting the seminar "Modernisms, Art and Popular Culture" at its new headquarters in Barra da Tijuca, featuring two sessions: the first on May 21 and the second on June 11. The discussions will explore the relationships between modernisms and Brazilian popular culture. The event aims to review, reflect upon, and better understand the connections that can be drawn from a museum of popular art amidst the centennial commemorations of the 1922 Week of Modern Art.

On Wednesday, November 23, starting at 9:00 AM, Estácio will host a meeting with government officials, business leaders, merchants, and others interested in initiatives to revitalize downtown Rio de Janeiro. Hosted at the MAR (Rio Art Museum) in Praça Mauá, the Transforma Rio event is free and open to the public. It will feature Mayor Eduardo Paes and other guests who will discuss key aspects of urban revitalization. The full program and registration details are available on the Transforma Rio website.

Cultural hub inaugurated in celebration of the
“150 Years of Italian Immigration in Brazil”

“ObjetoCorpo”

“Landscape of a Broken World”

“Abstract Alchemy”
Group exhibition opens on May 1st at the Centro Cultural Correios RJ

“Inhabitants of the Forest of Ourselves” opens on May 11