The exhibition will take place between November of this year and January 2026, spanning stages, museums, and cultural spaces in six Brazilian cities: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Niterói, Petrópolis, Vitória, and Natal, including notable locations like the Real Gabinete Português de Leitura.
With a program featuring music, dance, visual arts, films, gastronomy, and tourism, the Arte Institute’s initiative “gathers the best of the contemporary scene from Portugal and other CPLP countries,” the organization stated.
“Over three months, we will create opportunities for the Brazilian public to experience the vibrant and diverse Portuguese cultural scene and open new doors for artists from both countries,” said Ana Ventura Miranda, founder and director of the Arte Institute, a New York-based organization committed to promoting Portuguese artists internationally and enhancing the visibility of Portuguese contemporary culture.
The lineup includes prominent names in the current Portuguese music scene, such as Capitão Fausto, Linda Martini, NAPA, Surma, Marisa Liz, Churky, and CORVO. They will perform or share the stage with Brazilian artists like Tim Bernardes and Zé Ibarra at major events like Rock the Mountain (Petrópolis), Festival DoSol (Natal), Festival Crias and Delírio Tropical (Vitória), and iconic venues like Cine Joia and Centro da Terra (São Paulo).
“We aim to comprehensively showcase Portuguese music culture beyond fado and strengthen new ties for future projects. We want artists from both countries to inspire and collaborate with each other,” Ana Ventura Miranda further explained.
In dance, audiences will be able to see performances by twin brothers Joel and Josué Oliveira, known as UAIS, on November 22 in Vitória at the Festival Crias.
The Motus Dance Project and Plataforma Ent’Artes will travel to Brazil for the first time from Braga to present a new contemporary dance show, “Iter,” on November 7 and 8 at the Teatro Municipal de Niterói, alongside the award-winning Companhia de Ballet de Niterói.
In visual arts, two exhibitions are designed to foster dialogue between countries: ‘Artistas do Oeste Português,’ running from November 5 to January 5 at Rio de Janeiro’s Galeão International Airport, and ‘Uma Língua que Nos Une,’ starting January 15 at the iconic Real Gabinete Português de Leitura.
Both exhibitions aim to celebrate the creativity and modernity of Portuguese and CPLP artists’ work.
After showing at Washington Airport, ‘Uma Língua que Nos Une’ invites reflection on the ties uniting CPLP countries through a shared language and its accents, rhythms, and expressions.
Featuring a blend of image and literature, the exhibition draws inspiration from the project ‘Há uma trança linda nessa sua dança’ by Ondjaki and Jordi Burch.
Participants include José Luís Peixoto, Rita Leitão, Jordi Burch, Francisco Vidal, Afonso Cruz, and Margarida Gato from Portugal; Ondjaki and José Eduardo Agualusa from Angola; José Luís Tavares and Gilda Barros from Cape Verde; Odete Semedo and Sidney Cerqueira from Guinea-Bissau; Kwame Souza from São Tomé and Príncipe; Amosse and Butcheca from Mozambique; Ana Miranda, Bianca Ramoneda, and Yoko Nishio from Brazil; and Luís Cardoso and Gabriela Carrascalão from East Timor.
The exhibition will also bring the ‘New York Portuguese Short Film Festival’ to Brazil, marking the first Portuguese short film festival held in the United States, created and produced by the Arte Institute.
