High up in the Gávea neighborhood and surrounded by the lush Floresta da Tijuca, the house where Walther Moreira Salles and his family used to live became in 1999 the headquarters of the Instituto Moreira Salles in Rio de Janeiro. IMS Rio offers exhibitions, film screenings, concerts and cultural events, and shelters the institution’s photography, music, literature and iconography collections. The house, planned by Olavo Redig de Campos with landscape design by Roberto Burle Marx, is a landmark of 1950s modern architecture and an attraction in itself.

Claudia Andujar: A luta Yanomami

CLAUDIA ANDUJAR: THE YANOMAMI STRUGGLE

Claudia Andujar's retrospective dedicated to the Yanonami, Native Brazilians at risk for extinction, presents approximately 300 images and an installation by the photographer/activist, as well as books and documents that chronicle the trajectory of the Yanomami on their quest to survive.

This set of pieces outlines a wide panorama of Andujar's extensive work along the Yanonami, recapturing little known aspects of the photographer's struggle for the demarcation of indigenous land, an activism that led Claudia to bring her art together with politics. The material showcased is the result of many years of research by curator Thyago Nogueira, coordinator of contemporary photography for the IMS, within the institute's archives, with over 40,000 images by the artist.

Pixinguinha – Naquele tempo, hoje e sempre

PIXINGUINHA – BACK THEN, TODAY AND FOREVER

Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, or Pixinguinha, is one of the most relevant names in the history of Brazilian Music. His personal collection has been a part of Instituto Moreira Salles since 2000 and part of that is shown on the exhibition, like the flute used by the musician that restored in 2019, as well as scores that made up four books published by IMS and images that are part of the institution’s photographic archives, such as the portraits taken by Walter Firmo, Maureen Bisilliat and David Drew Zingg.

Visitors will also be able to listen to striking recordings by Pixinguinha and get to know the stories behind those, as well as watching videos of songs interpreted by the Pixinguinha na Pauta Orchestra and a version of “Carinhoso” sung by Chico Buarque and other artists. Luiz Fernando Vianna, coordinator for Radio Batuta, was the curator responsible, while Ana Carolina Montenegro was responsible for the exhibition’s visual concept.

Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 476 - Gávea

By bus
Bus lines: Troncal 5 (Alto Gávea x Central via Praia de Botafogo); 112 (Rodoviária – Alto da Gávea via Túnel Rebouças / Rio Comprido); 538 (Rocinha-Botafogo); 539 (Rocinha-Leme); Ônibus executivo (frescão) Praça Mauá-Gávea

By car
Parking at IMS Rio is free. The parking ticket must be validated at the reception desk before exit.

Exhibitions and admission to the house is free. Tickets for the cinema can be purchased at the reception or online at ingresso.com (please check the calendar available online). For shows, courses and special events, tickets (also available through Eventbrite) or passes may be distributed separately.