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After decades of neglect, public Amelia Toledo sculpture in Rio will finally be restored
The giant rose-quartz work at a metro station in Copacabana will get a much-needed makeover
Brazilian authorities seeking arrest of Brent Sikkema’s husband for possible role in dealer’s murder
The alleged suspect in the murder has claimed Sikkema’s husband offered him $200,000 to carry out the killing, according to Brazilian media reports
Rio’s pioneering artist-run gallery celebrates an unexpected milestone
A Gentil Carioca’s 20th anniversary affirms it as a rare example of long-term commercial success
Sallisa Rosa is bringing her largest ceramic installation to Miami Beach and São Paulo
The project, commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary, draws on the artist’s Indigenous heritage to explore collective memory
International galleries and collectors finally returning to Brazil’s ArtRio fair
The fair’s 80 exhibitors include a small but significant coterie of dealers from abroad while Brazilian collectors are out in force
Brazil’s ArtRio fair returns with a strong domestic focus and stands divided into earthy and maritime pavilions
Brazil's second-biggest fair is back at full scale and in-person after two years of hybrid editions, with modern and contemporary Brazilian art, plus a solo sector curated by collector Ademar Britto
Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo museums offer new approaches to showcasing Indigenous culture in Brazil
A long-closed historic institution and a new museum have contracted committees of Indigenous advisors who will contextualise the ancient and present cultures of their tribes
Rio de Janeiro’s Unesco-listed slave wharf receives nearly $2m for renovation
Archaeologists have uncovered more than one million objects on the site
Phoenix project rises amid the wreckage of Brazil’s National Museum blaze
The museum is seeking $30m to reopen one wing in 2022 for the bicentennial of Brazilian independence
Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum requests emergency funding for recovery efforts after fire
As pieces of its ancient Egyptian collection are salvaged, the museum’s director says it can no longer afford storage facilities
Archaeological trove discovered beneath zoo heads to Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum
More than 30,000 imperial artefacts were found in the nearby RioZoo last week
Cause of Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum fire revealed
An overheated air conditioning unit was the starting point of the inferno that destroyed the building last year
Rio de Janeiro's slave wharf museum gains ground
The Unesco-listed site is due to receive a museum of Afro-Brazilian culture
2018: the year in review
Our London and New York teams ponder 2018's biggest art stories. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
2018 in museums: big ethics questions dominate the field
Museums are facing greater scrutiny over sponsorship and the artists they choose to display
Rain threatens recovery effort at Brazil’s National Museum
Meanwhile, the museum partners with a Chinese tech firm to digitise its catalogued collection
‘Brazil’s Donald Trump’ Jair Bolsonaro may thwart efforts to rebuild Rio museum destroyed in fire
New far-right president wants to remove the country’s ministry of culture
National Museum in Rio starts rebuilding efforts with temporary exhibitions
While most of its collection is still buried under rubble, the institution begins the long road to restoration with displays of stored works that were spared from the fire
Protesters decry neglect after Brazilian museum fire
Amid melee at Rio's National Museum, museology students begin project to digitise the institution
Grow, grow, Gagosian: Gallery expands to Brazil
Temporary space in Rio de Janeiro means the gallery’s total space is greater than Tate Modern