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Independent coverage of arts, heritage and cultural events across Brazil — with a modernist eye and an editorial heart.

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18 MAR 2026

Semana de Arte Moderna: The 1922 Revolution, Revisited

One century on, we trace how the Modernist Week reshaped Brazilian art and identity — and where its echoes still move in 2026.

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São Paulo Biennial names its 2026 curatorial team Rio's municipal theatre restores its 1905 azulejo façade Recife frevo festival opens with a record street parade New Tarsila do Amaral retrospective draws crowds in Brasília Ouro Preto launches night-time heritage walking tours Indigenous film showcase premieres in Manaus Literary marathon marks the Modernist Manifesto centenary

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Digitised essays, manifestos and plates from the 1922 generation, cross-linked to today's cultural coverage.

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Visual arts, literature, music, theatre, film and heritage across every Brazilian region — from the São Paulo Biennial to neighbourhood ateliê openings, reported in English by our correspondents.

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