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

After drastic financial losses due to Covid-19, the Brazilian museum says it will hold a smaller number of shows for longer periods of time and boost its digital offerings

Marking the fair's tenth anniversary, a live event with limited ticketing for collectors continues even as Covid-19 cases climb

The Brazilian arts park signed an agreement in 2016 to donate 20 works from its collection to the government in order to repay Bernardo Paz's $110m tax debt for laundering donations

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

The Brazilian president allegedly requested the removal of Os Orixás by the artist Djanira da Motta e Silva at the behest of his wife, an Evangelical Christian

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

The government has fired all 41 technical staff, who safeguard an important collection of more than 250,000 works

Maintenance was under par at Museum of Natural History and Botanical Gardens of the University of Minas Gerais

Luciano Querido, trained as an IT technician, has been in the role provisionally since May despite lacking the federal qualifications for the role

Police are investigating a 15 June blaze at the Museum of Natural History and Botanical Gardens of the University of Minas Gerais, home to more than 260,000 works of folk art and ethnographic objects

Frias is the fifth person to hold the role since Bolsonaro dissolved the ministry of culture after his election in 2019

Julio Villani's banners symbolise his “ongoing determination, revolt and despair” at the Brazilian leader's handling of the coronavirus crisis

As the inventor of kinechromatic art, he leaves behind "an ineffable legacy"

As Covid-19 continues to spread in Latin America, Brazil's Indigenous peoples are at risk more than ever due to lack of government protection

As the Brazilian president calls for businesses to re-open despite a growing number of Covid-19 cases, some refuse to follow "politically-influenced" advice

Fears about the spread of Covid-19 are growing just weeks after the country's Carnaval festivities ended

Exhibition at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand will kick off a year of shows celebrating the influence of dance on artists

A Brazilian federal court unanimously acquitted the billionaire mining magnate of allegedly siphoning off millions meant for his non-profit

The biennial launches this month with “kunsthalle-sized” exhibitions ahead of the main show in September

Duarte has been critical of the Rouanet Law, a federal cultural incentive, despite benefitting from it

As the Yanomani way of life is threatened once again, we hear from the photographer ahead of a major show at the Fondation Cartier

Roberto Alvim, a former theatre director, is a die-hard supporter of the far-right president Jair Bolsonaro

São Paulo survey at Masp shows work by one of the leading figures of the 1950s kinetic and geometric abstraction movement

Dissident artist is exploring the disappearance of the Brazilian rainforest alongside China’s growing influence in South America

Two directors left the museum last week, and 126 employees have received a dismissal notice

Archaeologists have uncovered more than one million objects on the site

The museum is seeking $30m to reopen one wing in 2022 for the bicentennial of Brazilian independence

The arts and botanical centre is a vital source of economic welfare for the rural region

A retrospective devoted to the Brazilian Modernist was part of a yearlong focus on female artists