Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Saturday, May 23, 2026
03What to See & DoCULTURE
TODAY’S PICK — MAR — PRAÇA MAUÁ
No Martins Sortilégios de desvio at MAR — free every Saturday, and the show of the season
If you give one Saturday to Rio culture this month, give it to the MAR at Praça Mauá, where No Martins’s first institutional solo runs through September 20 and Saturdays are free, two minutes from the VLT Parada dos Museus. This is the strongest single day to make the visit: free entry, clear weather to walk the Boulevard Olímpico after, and the show that has emerged as the season’s standout for the international community curious about contemporary Brazilian painting. Curated by Marcelo Campos with Amanda Bonan, Thayná Trindade, Amanda Rezende and Jean Carlos Azuos, it occupies the second floor of the 1916 building restored for the museum’s 2013 opening.
