Authenticity of Tarsila do Amaral painting shown at SP-Arte called into question
A leading Brazilian auctioneer claims that the painting, which was offered for $3.2m in a private viewing during the fair, is a forgery
SP-Arte’s 20th edition puts the focus on Latin America
While earlier editions saw more global participation, South America’s biggest art fair has become a regional showcase and a more inclusive reflection of Brazilian contemporary art
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 rising art-world profile brings renewed international attention to SP-Arte, the country’s biggest fair
The 19th edition of SP-Arte features a small but optimistic set of international dealers who say navigating the country’s complicated and expensive customs rules is worth the trouble
Maxwell Alexandre forces Inhotim Institute in Brazil to remove his work, citing his ‘embarrassment’ over museum's treatment of Black subject matter
Large-scale paintings were featured without his knowledge in an exhibition at the vast contemporary art venue
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
Historic museum celebrating Brazilian independence reopens for country's bicentennial
The Ipiranga Museum in São Paulo, built at the site where independence from Portugal was declared in 1822, has been closed for nearly a decade
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
SP-Arte launches art fair focused on regional artists
The first edition of Rotas Brasileiras features artists working outside of traditional art centres like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
SP-Arte opens with upbeat expectations and a new sector championing unrepresented artists
Brazil’s foremost art fair is back in its usual time and place, and collectors and gallerists have come to reconnect and do business
Rio museum recovers Afro-Brazilian art works confiscated more than a century ago as ‘black magic’
The objects were seized by police from places of worship at a time when the practice of religions such as Candomble and Umbanda was a crime. They will now be housed at the Museu da Republica in Rio de Janeiro and displayed with guidance from religious representatives
ArtRio forges ahead, making it the first major event to take place in Brazil since the pandemic began
Marking the fair's tenth anniversary, a live event with limited ticketing for collectors continues even as Covid-19 cases climb
Court-ordered auction of works from disgraced Brazilian banker's collection prompts new controversy
The Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of São Paulo claims it is owed $3.6m for conserving and storing around 1,600 works repossessed from bankrupt Banco Santos president Edemar Cid Ferreira
Unrepresented minority artists get a boost at virtual edition of SP-Arte
In light of recent social shifts, major market events "need to rethink, reinvent and rejuvenate" by including more under-represented classes of artists, director says