Metropole · Arts
—The signal. Brazilian galleries reported sales up about twenty-one percent year on year in 2025, far outpacing the wider market.
—The backdrop. The global art market grew only modestly in 2025, to an estimated 59.6 billion dollars, after several years of contraction.
—The fair. São Paulo’s SP-Arte gathered more than one hundred and eighty galleries in April, anchoring South America’s calendar.
—The validation. The 2024 Venice Biennale, led by a Brazilian curator, put art from the Global South at the centre and lifted several regional names.
