Rio de Janeiro is a vibrant city where a lot happens outdoors. However, whether in museums and other cultural spaces, the city also hosts some great exhibitions. Want to know our suggestions for this month? Then check out the exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro that you can’t miss!
Michelangelo – The Master of the Sistine Chapel
The doors of the Michelangelo – The Master of the Sistine Chapel exhibition have just opened in Rio and we can assure you: it’s not to be missed!
That’s because, with high-tech resources and unprecedented objects, you feel like you’re inside one of the most famous chapels in the world without even leaving Rio de Janeiro. What’s more, you can immerse yourself in the life and legacy of Michelangelo, considered one of the greatest artists of his time!
📅Until February 2026
📌Centro Cultural Correios | Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, 20 – Centro
💵From R$ 25, | Tickets here!
Passages, traces
Also at the Centro Cultural Correios, the exhibition ‘Passagens, vestígios’ presents the works of Sheila Mancebo.
The show brings together new works developed from textile and plastic waste collected from clothing manufacturers in Rio de Janeiro’s mountainous region. The artist uses discarded fragments to investigate relationships between time, transformation and permanence.
📅From 10/12 | Tuesday to Saturday, from 12pm to 7pm
📌Centro Cultural Correios | Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, 20 – Centro
💵Free
Keys: The Exhibition
The biggest exhibition about Chaves is showing in Rio de Janeiro and you can ‘t miss it, can you?
So be sure to visit ‘Chaves: The Exhibition’, which features sets, photos, behind the scenes and much more from the Mexican TV show that marked the childhood of many generations!
📅Until February 2026 | Tuesday to Sunday
📌Via Parque Shopping | Avenida Ayrton Senna, 3000 – Barra da Tijuca
💵From R$ 20, | Tickets here!
Park
The IBEU Art Gallery is hosting the group exhibition ‘Parque’, with paintings, drawings and sculptures by Bernardo Magina, Bruno Miguel and Pedro Varela.
Conceived as a sensory journey, the exhibition leads visitors to experience colors, shapes and symbols that evoke familiar memories, but quickly become invitations to unique and personal journeys.
Former students and teachers at the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts, the three artists pay direct homage to the space that marked their careers.
📅Until 05/12 | Monday to Thursday, from 1pm to 7pm | Friday, from 12pm to 6pm
📌Galeria de Arte IBEU | Rua Maria Angélica, 168 – Jardim Botânico
💵Free
Frans Krajcberg – A semantics of devastation
Starting this month, CAIXA Cultural do Rio presents the exhibition Frans Krajcberg – A Semantics of Devastation.
The show brings together 39 works by the Polish-born Brazilian artist, who was a pioneer in integrating art and the environment. Curated by Alejandra Muñoz, the exhibition features sculptures, reliefs, engravings and a rare drawing by Krajcberg!
📅Until February 2026 | Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Sundays and public holidays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
📌CAIXA Cultural | Rua do Passeio, 38 – Centro
Free
Water Pantanal Fire
At the Museum of Tomorrow, the exhibition ‘Água Pantanal Fogo’ is on until January next year!
The exhibition-manifesto brings together 80 images by two of Brazil’s most important photo-documentarians, Luciano Candisani and Lalo de Almeida, curated by Eder Chiodetto .
A critical look at the Pantanal as it contrasts the exuberance of the biome with tragic images of the fires of 2020 and 2024.
📅Until January 2026 | Thursday to Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
📌 Museum of Tomorrow | Praça Mauá, 1 – Centro
💵From R$20,
Pantanal Curves
Handicrafts from the state of Mato Grosso are gaining national prominence with the exhibition ‘Curvas Pantaneiras’(Pantanal Curves), which is being held at the Sebrae Reference Center for Brazilian Handicrafts (CRAB).
The free exhibition invites the public to immerse themselves in the traditions, knowledge and expressions that shape the Pantanal identity and reveal the talent of the hands that transform culture into art, inspired by the sinuous shapes of the biome.
📅Until February 2026 | Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm
📌 CRAB | Praça Tiradentes, 69/71 – Centro
💵Free
Mangrove
At CCBB, the ‘Manguezal‘ exhibition invites the public to immerse themselves in the poetics of mangroves, where nature, memory and culture intertwine!
With works by different artists and languages, the highlight is the installation “Vermelho-Mangue”, by carnival artists Gabriel Haddad and Leonardo Bora, which reinterprets a set of sculptural pieces originally designed for the scenography of the second float in the 2025 parade of the Grande Rio samba school .
Until February 2026 | Wednesday to Monday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
📌 CCBB RJ | Rua Primeiro de Março, 66 – Centro
💵Free
Imaginary Archipelago
Curated by Bitu Cassundé, the exhibition ‘Imaginary Archipelago’ offers an immersion in the work of photographer Luiz Braga. His images portray the landscapes, individuals, customs and traditions of Pará, captured through moments of exchange and coexistence.
The exhibition brings together 191 photographs produced from the 1970s to the present day – most of them exhibited only once. The selection highlights the photographer’s strong connection with his home territory and his intimate perspective on the environments and characters portrayed.
📅From 09/12 | Tuesday to Sunday and public holidays, from 12pm to 6pm
📌 Paço Imperial | Praça Quinze de Novembro, 48 – Centro
💵Free
Abstract Orbits
Sesc Niterói is holding a first-ever exhibition of contemporary Brazilian artists working with abstraction in printmaking.
The initiative is part of the research of curator Ana Carla Soler, who has been working on the subject for five years. The “Abstract Orbits” exhibition features representative works by Adriana Moreno, Ana Takenaka, Elaine Arruda, Helena Lopes, Kika Levy, Laila Terra and Renata Basile.
📅Until February 2026
📌Sesc Niterói | Rua Padre Anchieta, 56 – São Domingos
💵Free
So, did you like our tips on exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro?