MASP Opens ‘Histórias Latino-Americanas’ in São Paulo, Brazil: Five-Floor Landmark Exhibition Starts September 4
MASP in São Paulo, Brazil, opens its landmark collective exhibition 'Histórias latino-americanas' on September 4, 2026 — five floors from the baroque to the contemporary, on view until January 31, 2027. The post MASP Opens ‘Histórias Latino-Americanas’ in São Paulo, Brazil: Five-Floor Landmark Exhibition Starts September 4 appeared first on The Rio Times .
The MASP museum in São Paulo, Brazil, has opened its most ambitious exhibition of the decade, 'Histórias Latino-Americanas', on September 4, 2026. The five-floor landmark exhibition, running through January 31, 2027, showcases art from Mexico to the southern tip of Argentina. For expats in São Paulo, it is the must-see art show of the season, offering a sweeping, critical re-reading of how Latin America has been pictured, from colonial baroque to contemporary resistance.
Organized in five thematic nuclei, the show investigates the construction, representation, and dispute of the concept of Latin America, encompassing colonial imagery, indigenous and Afro-diasporic traditions, and utopian counter-narratives to authoritarianism. This exhibition marks MASP's 2026 season dedicated to Latin American histories, following solo shows by artists from Peru, Mexico, and Colombia.
The curatorial program deliberately focuses on Latin American, Black Atlantic, and indigenous production, complemented by research seminars and publications. For foreigners living in Brazil, the exhibition serves as a crash course in the region's visual history, conveniently located at Avenida Paulista 1578, São Paulo, Brazil, near the Trianon-Masp metro station (Line 2).
The museum, an iconic modernist architecture piece, offers materials in English, making it an accessible introduction to Latin American art history for visitors.
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