Under this structure, ArtRio is placing greater emphasis on international exchange and on connecting visiting professionals with Rio de Janeiro’s broader artistic ecosystem. The fair reports welcoming more than 100 collectors and curators from Brazil and abroad each year, with programs that extend beyond Marina da Glória to museums, galleries, artists’ studios, and private collections.
In 2026, this international dimension is further reinforced by the Art Immersion Trip, an international program organized by Latitude – Platform for Brazilian Art Galleries Abroad in parallel with ArtRio. Created to promote the internationalization of Brazil’s contemporary art market, Latitude is an initiative of ABACT (Associação Brasileira de Arte Contemporânea) in partnership with ApexBrasil, connecting Brazilian galleries with collectors, curators, journalists, art advisors, and institutions abroad. Since 2012, the platform has organized a series of immersion trips bringing international professionals into direct contact with the Brazilian art ecosystem.
For this edition, the program brings together 13 collectors, curators, journalists, art advisors, and cultural professionals from Europe, North America, and Latin America. Among them are Manuel Segade, director of Museo Reina Sofía; Siddhartha Mitter of The New York Times; Carlie Anne Porterfield of The Art Newspaper; Melissa Blanchflower, curator at Turner Contemporary; Rebecca Lowery, curator at the Wexner Center for the Arts; and collectors Camilla Previ, Marco Curina, Ralph Pinheiro, and Simeon Agboola.
This international attention arrives at a moment when Rio’s artistic geography itself is changing. In the historic downtown area, former offices and underused commercial buildings are increasingly becoming studios, galleries, and independent art spaces. A mapping conducted in July 2026 identified 119 artists working across 31 addresses, illustrating the density of a creative ecosystem that has expanded considerably in recent years.
Artists such as Ernesto Neto, Cabelo, Raul Mourão, and Afonso Tostes established studios downtown earlier, while newer generations are now working alongside spaces including A Gentil Carioca, Refresco, Arrecife, Casa Proeza, MT Projetos de Arte, and Solar dos Abacaxis. Their proximity to historic institutions such as CCBB and Paço Imperial is creating a dialogue between Rio’s established cultural infrastructure and a more fluid, experimental network of artists and independent initiatives.
Contemporary Brazil: Making by Hand
Located in the MAR Pavilion, in the outdoor area of Marina da Glória, BRASIL CONTEMPORÂNEO is one of the curatorial focuses of the 2026 edition of ArtRio. The program brings together 12 galleries selected by curator Paula Borghi and proposes a reading of Brazilian artistic production through traditions, ancient knowledge
The curatorial starting point is the appreciation of the concept of “making by hand,” highlighting artists who are directly involved in the conception and production of their works, as well as practices in which materials,, and techniques carry historical and regional dimensions.
The participating galleries come from Minas Gerais, Ceará, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, bringing together artists from 14 Brazilian states and broadening the geographical perspective on contemporary production in the country.
“This sector broadens our geographical understanding of who is producing art in Brazil today, making it an excellent opportunity to discover new artists and to foster a collection of contemporary Brazilian art in all its regional diversity,” explains Paula Borghi.
Among the highlights of the program is Isabela Capeto, presented by Galeria Numero. A fashion designer, creative director, and visual artist, Capeto brings to ArtRio a body of work that connects art, memory, fashion, and Brazilian popular culture.
Known for a visual language marked by intense colors, embroidery, and hand-applied elements, the artist works with materials such as wool, metal, wood, cowrie shells, and raffia, incorporating techniques traditionally associated with craft and textile practices into her visual production.
Her presence exemplifies one of the central characteristics of BRASIL CONTEMPORÂNEO: the dissolution of boundaries between art, design, fashion, material culture, and craft practices, positioning the handmade gesture not as a peripheral element, but as a structural component of contemporary creation.
Located primarily in the TERRA Pavilion, ArtRio’s main indoor exhibition space and the area dedicated to the fair’s largest booths, PANORAMA is the fair’s core program, bringing together galleries with an established presence in the modern and contemporary art market.
Unlike the fair’s SOLO_DUO sector, PANORAMA is not organized around solo presentations: participating galleries present their broader programs and a selection of artists from their rosters in their main ArtRio booths. Some galleries also take part separately in SOLO_DUO, where they present an additional, focused project dedicated to one or two artists in the MAR Pavilion.
For the 2026 edition, PANORAMA galleries were selected by a committee formed by Alexandre Roesler, Antonia Bergamin, Eduardo Masini, Jaime Vilaseca, Gustavo Rebello, Juliana Cintra, and Marcio Botner.
According to Maria Luz Bridger, ArtRio’s artistic director:
“Every year, we face the challenge and responsibility of delivering a fair of excellence, bringing together leading galleries and welcoming collectors, curators, and members of museum and art institution boards. Our commitment to strengthening the Brazilian art market, which is increasingly recognized for its seriousness and ethical standards, is reflected in ArtRio.”
Art, Music and Social Impact: A Night for Spectaculu
ArtRio’s opening day will also extend beyond the fair itself. On Wednesday, September 16, a special benefit evening will be held in support of Escola Spectaculu, the Rio-based organization dedicated to the professional and creative training of young people.
The evening will begin with a dinner followed by a charity auction featuring works donated by leading Brazilian artists. The program will continue with a performance by Pretinho da Serrinha, with special appearances by Djavan, Gilberto Gil, and other guests.
Bringing together art, music and philanthropy, the event adds another dimension to ArtRio week, highlighting the ways in which Rio’s cultural ecosystem extends beyond the market into education, social engagement and collective support.
Open-Air Museum: Urban Art
The Museu a Céu Aberto project extends ArtRio beyond the fairgrounds by bringing contemporary artistic production into Rio de Janeiro’s urban landscape. In the 2026 edition, the initiative unfolds primarily through a large-scale digital LED panel located at the Edifício Gloriamar, in the Aterro do Flamengo, where works by participating artists are presented throughout the year.
Among the artists participating in the Rio edition of the project are Felippe Moraes (Verve Galeria), Opavivará (A Gentil Carioca), Rafael Alonso (Athena), Vicente de Mello (Galeria Eduardo Fernandes), Alice Quaresma (Silvia Cintra + Box 4), Álvaro Seixas (Danielian), Cadu (Vermelho), Mulambö (Portas Vilaseca), TOZ (Galeria Movimento), Paulo Bruscky, and Marcos Chaves (both represented by Nara Roesler).
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A Gentil Carioca
Almeida & Dale
Andrea Rehder Arte Contemporânea
Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte
Carmo Johnson Projects
Casa Triângulo
Cavalo
Central Galeria
Dan Galeria
Danielian Galeria
Flexa
Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel
Galatea
Galeria Amparo 60
Galeria Estação
Galeria Inox + Radiante | Galeria Karla Osorio
Marilia Razuk
Galeria Raquel Arnaud
Galleria Continua
Gustavo Rebello Arte
Luciana Brito Galeria
Luisa Strina
Mazzucchelli Cardoso
Mendes Wood DM
Mercedes Viegas Arte Contemporânea
Nara Roesler
Paulo Kuczynski
Pinakotheke
Portas Vilaseca
Quadra
Sergio Gonçalves Galeria Simões de Assis
Vermelho
Market Analysis: Sales Records 2025
At ArtRio 2025, Almeida & Dale, Flexa and Marco Zero recorded some of the highest-value sales mentioned in the press. These included a work by Amilcar de Castro, sold for R$1.7 million; a work by Tunga, for R$960.000; and a work by Roberto Burle Marx, for R$500.000.
At Danielian, a work by Djanira was sold for R$450.000.
Raquel Arnaud reported strong sales of works by Wolfram Ullrich, priced at around R$130.000 each.
Pinakotheke sold a work by Paulo Roberto Leal for R$300.000.
At Galatea, a painting by Ione Saldanha from the Cidades series was placed for around R$300.000.
Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel works by Ernesto Neto, Luiz Zerbini, Rodrigo Cass, Anderson Borba, Leda Catunda, and others were sold predominantly to Brazilian collectors, with prices ranging from $5.000 to $240.000.
Nara Roesler sold three paintings by Asuka Anastacia Ogawa during ArtRio, with prices ranging from $20.000 to $45.000
Institutional Program
Museums
MAM Rio | Carnival as Method
Parque do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro
September 19–November 29, 2026
The exhibition investigates the creative processes that shape samba school parades and connects the universe of Carnival with the visual arts. Its opening coincides with ArtRio week.
MAR | Sortilégios de desvio, by No Martins
Praça Mauá, Centro, Rio de Janeiro
Through September 20, 2026
The exhibition brings together paintings and installations by No Martins and remains on view through the final day of ArtRio.
Casa Roberto Marinho | o (tempo), by Waltercio Caldas
Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro
Through September 27, 2026
Featuring approximately 100 works, the exhibition spans several decades of Waltercio Caldas’s artistic production.
Centro Cultural Correios | Reencantar a terra, by Matheus Ribs
Centro, Rio de Janeiro
August 19–October 10, 2026
The exhibition presents paintings, drawings, and installations that bring together Afro-Indigenous cosmologies, memory, and territory.
Casa Seva | Invenção da Paisagem-Memória, by Jeane Terra
Rio de Janeiro — Alameda Lorena, 1257, Casa 1
August 19–September 26, 2026
The exhibition presents Jeane Terra’s new research project Memória da Ecologia, dedicated to investigating the relationships between landscape, memory, and ecology.
Centro Cultural Correios | Festival de Arte do Térreo
Centro, Rio de Janeiro — Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, 20
September 10–October 17, 2026
The exhibition occupies the ground floor of Centro Cultural Correios with paintings and objects, extending into the adjacent square. It opens on September 10, just a few days before ArtRio begins.
Centro Cultural Correios | Matéria Familiar, by Maria Cherman and Nathalie Ventura
Centro, Rio de Janeiro — Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, 20
August 19–October 10, 2026
The exhibition brings together works by Maria Cherman and Nathalie Ventura and forms part of Centro Cultural Correios’s program during the fair.
Centro Cultural Correios | A arte que nos une
Centro, Rio de Janeiro — Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, 20
August 15–September 29, 2026
The exhibition brings together contemporary artists from Brazil and Argentina, alongside invited artists from other Latin American countries, offering a panorama of contemporary artistic production across the region.
Centro Cultural Correios | Amazônicas: Feminine Poetics
September 2 – November 16, 2026 | Rua Primeiro de Março, 66 – City Center.
An overview of contemporary work by female artists from the states of Pará, Acre, and Amazonas, spanning various artistic mediums.
Casa Museu Eva Klabin | Hipertelia – Marés de Mudanças
Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro — Praça Benedito Cerqueira, nº 0
September 12–December 13, 2026
Curated by Camilla Rocha Campos, the exhibition brings contemporary artists into dialogue with the collection and spaces of Casa Museu Eva Klabin. The public opening takes place on September 12, ahead of ArtRio week.
Casa Museu Eva Klabin | Our America
June 11 – September 6, 2026 | Lagoa, RJ — Praça Benedito Cerqueira, 0
A group exhibition connecting Latin American visual works with the House Museum’s historical collection.
FGV Arte | Eu chorei rios: arte dos povos originários da América
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro — Praia de Botafogo, 190
May 6–September 20, 2026
Curated by Glicéria Tupinambá and Paulo Herkenhoff, the exhibition brings together artists from different territories and reflects on the artistic production and cosmologies of Indigenous peoples across the Americas. The exhibition closes on the final day of ArtRio.
CAIXA Cultural Rio de Janeiro | Observe the In-Between Space — Conativo
July 1 – October 16, 2026 | Rua do Passeio, 38 – City Center
Brings together 16 works addressing informal labor, urban mobility, and daily life in the outskirts, particularly the Baixada Fluminense region.
Solar dos Abacaxis | Ney Matogrosso: Eu Prefiro Ser
June 20 – October 17, 2026 | Rua do Senado, 48 – City Center
A tribute to Ney Matogrosso’s 85th birthday, bringing together works by over 40 artists in dialogue with his career.
Galleries
A Gentil Carioca | Nome Próprio, by Agrade Camíz
Centro — Rua Gonçalves Lédo, 11
September 19–October 31, 2026
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Agrade Camíz presents a new exhibition drawing on the architecture, streets, and everyday movements of Rio’s suburban neighborhoods. The exhibition opens on September 19, during ArtRio.
Athena | Onde brilha a nossa luz, by Renata Leoa
Botafogo — Rua Estácio Coimbra, 50
September 15–October 24, 2026
Presented in the gallery’s Sala Cubo, the exhibition features a new series of paintings by Renata Leoa dedicated to landscapes from Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone. The artist revisits the tradition of Brazilian landscape painting through territories that have historically remained on the margins of the city’s visual representation.
Galeria Athena | Sair do próprio caminho e deixar o mundo entrar, by Rafael Alonso
Botafogo — Rua Estácio Coimbra, 50
September 15–October 24, 2026
Opening on the same evening, Athena presents Rafael Alonso’s new exhibition, which takes the home, backyards, and neighborhoods of Rio’s suburbs as central elements of his artistic research.
Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte | Nuas e Vestidas, by Cristina Salgado
Gávea — Rua José Roberto Macedo Soares, 30
August 26–October 10, 2026
Curated by Ulisses Carrilho, the exhibition brings together works created by Cristina Salgado in 2026 alongside drawings produced between 2015 and 2021, remaining on view throughout ArtRio.
Carpintaria | espírito jardim humana, by Tadáskía
Jardim Botânico — Rua Jardim Botânico, 971
September 14–October 28, 2026
Tadáskía’s exhibition opens during ArtRio week and forms part of the Jardim Botânico gallery circuit. The opening takes place on September 14, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cavalo | Tainan Cabral: De Marola
Botafogo — Rua Sorocaba, 51
September 8, 2026
A new solo exhibition by Tainan Cabral, whose practice draws on the landscapes, everyday objects and popular culture of Rio de Janeiro’s West Zone. Through vivid colors, geometric and biomorphic forms, his work explores memory, territory and the construction of visual imaginaries, in dialogue with Brazilian Neo-Concretism and Tropicalism.
Cassia Bomeny | O Tamanho dos Sonhos
Ipanema — Rua Garcia d’Ávila, 196
06 ago – em cartaz
Com curadoria de Shannon Botelho, a exposição reúne obras de Beatriz Lindenberg, Consuelo Veszaro, Marinalva Rosa e Ygor Landarim. A mostra investiga a imaginação como força de transformação, aproximando diferentes pesquisas que abordam corpo, memória, natureza, pertencimento e esperança. As obras propõem diferentes formas de imaginar o presente e projetar novos caminhos para o futuro.
Casa70 Galeria | Florescer
Gávea — Rua Orsina da Fonseca, 19
July 25–September 30, 2026
The group exhibition explores ideas of maturation, artistic trajectories, and relationship-building, bringing together works that reflect on processes of growth and transformation.
Danielian | Izô,
Gávea — Rua Major Rubens Vaz, 414
July 16–September 19, 2026
The exhibition brings together works by nine artists and investigates the influence of different African cultural traditions on Brazilian artistic production. It remains on view through September 19, coinciding with ArtRio’s opening weekend.
Flexa | Novos Barrocos
Leblon — Rua Dias ferreira, 214
September 17, 2026
Curated by Lilia Schwarcz, with exhibition design by Daniela Thomas, the show brings together historical and contemporary works to examine the persistence and transformation of the Brazilian Baroque, featuring artists including Adriana Varejão, Alfredo Volpi, Beatriz Milhazes, Antônio Francisco Lisboa, and Dalton Paula.
FEMALUMA Rio | Refloresta, by Marcelo Lamarca
Horto — Rua Alberto Ribeiro, 4
September 13–December 11, 2026
Marcelo Lamarca’s exhibition presents paintings exploring mystery, dreams, and the relationship between what is revealed and what remains hidden within the landscape. The exhibition opens on September 13.
Gaby Índio da Costa | Between Here and There — Bel Barcellos and Maria Fernanda Lucena
São Conrado — Estrada da Gávea, 712
August 29 – October 8, 2026
The artists bring together different artistic languages to explore memory, reality, the imaginary, and subjective experiences.
Galeria de Arte Solar | Maré de origem, by Brenda Guimarães
Pavão-Pavãozinho, Copacabana — Rua Saint Roman, 149
August 14–October 9, 2026
Brenda Guimarães presents works made from discarded packaging and other materials, transformed into objects, sculptures, and materially layered paintings.
Inox | Juanito Conte & Sebastián Barrandeguy: Abstracción Cromática
Copacabana — Avenida Atlântica, 4240
September 13 – November 8, 2025
Bringing together Juanito Conte and Sebastián Barrandeguy, the exhibition explores contemporary approaches to geometric and chromatic abstraction, highlighting two artists connected to Uruguay’s longstanding abstract tradition and its dialogue between form, color and spatial perception.
Maria Lourdes Mendes de Almeida | Vivências, by Analu Nabuco, Ira Etz, and Laura Bonfá Burnier
Ipanema — Rua Joana Angélica, 63
September 10–October 1, 2026
Curated by Denise Araripe, the exhibition brings together works by Analu Nabuco, Ira Etz, and Laura Bonfá Burnier around themes related to environmental and vital consciousness. It opens on September 10.
Maneco Müller – Mul-ti-plo | Daisy Xavier – Anfi
Leblon — Rua Dias Ferreira, 417
De 30 jul – 04 set
Exposição que reúne pinturas e desenhos de Daisy Xavier, explorando tramas, nós e conexões entre pintura e escultura, com materiais como linho, breu e tintas industriais.
Movimento | Sono do beija-flor, by Edu Monteiro
Gávea — Rua dos Oitis, 15
August 26–September 26, 2026
The exhibition begins with an observation of hummingbirds’ resting rhythms and develops this research through photography and sculpture. It remains open throughout the week of the fair.
MT Projetos de Arte | Entremeios, by Humberto Espíndola
Centro — Travessa do Comércio, 22
June 16–September 27, 2026
Curated by Victor Gorgulho, the exhibition revisits Humberto Espíndola’s practice, highlighting both the continued relevance of his research and his importance within Brazilian art.
Nara Roesler | José Dávila: Natural Forms
Ipanema — Rua Redentor, 241
September 10 – November 8, 2026
José Dávila’s first solo exhibition in Rio de Janeiro brings together nine works, including eight new sculptures conceived especially for the gallery space. Exploring weight, volume, balance, density, and perception, the works combine stone, travertine marble, concrete, metal, glass, wood, and bronze through minimal gestures, in dialogue with the legacy of Neo-Concrete art.
Patrícia Costa | A traição das imagens, by Sergio Allevato
Copacabana — Av. Atlântica, 4,240
September 2–26, 2026
Curated by Vanda Klabin, the exhibition brings together acrylic and oil paintings on canvas and linen, as well as two sculptural objects from the Tempo series, created from vintage wall clocks. The exhibition remains on view throughout ArtRio.
Pinakotheke Rio | Revolta em Preto e Branco
Botafogo — Rua São Clemente, 300
From September 11– November 21, 2026
Curated by Shannon Botelho, the exhibition revisits the historic 1954 Salão Preto e Branco, known as the “Salão do Protesto.” Bringing together 61 works by 50 artists, alongside documents, photographs and period newspaper material, the show explores the relationship between art, politics and modes of production.
Portas Vilaseca | Nádia Taquary: IJÓ OMI PẸ̀LÚ ILẸ̀ – A dança da água com a terra
Botafogo — Rua Dona Mariana, 137
September 15 – October 24, 2026
Curated by Marcelo Campos, the exhibition brings together around 15 new works exploring the relationship between primordial waters and the earth, drawing on African cosmogonies, particularly the orixá Oxumaré, and the Nagô-Yoruba tradition of the creation of the world.
Silvia Cintra + Box4 | Poex, by Ascânio MMM
Gávea, Rio de Janeiro — Rua das Acácias, 104
August 15–September 26, 2026
The exhibition brings together ten wall-mounted works and a nearly four-meter-high walk-through floor sculpture, making it one of the gallery’s key exhibitions on view during ArtRio.