Museu da Imagen e do Som

Frommer's Review

The Museum of Image and Sound showcases the best Brazilian contemporary image makers. Photographs in the changing exhibits are always compelling, beautifully displayed, and deeply engaged with contemporary themes such as sex, media manipulation, or marginalization. At all times they make you think. Allow 1 hour. Call ahead to verify hours. The museum closes between exhibits, often for extended periods.

Located in an intriguing concrete building right next door, the Museu Brasileiro da Escultura (tel. 011/3081-8611) claims to play host to traveling exhibits of Brazilian artists and sculptors, but neither I nor anyone I know in São Paulo has ever seen it open. Still, one can always try.

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