rio de janeiro is home to an endless stream of cultural events - art galleries, music concerts, literary presentations pepper ever month of the year.

in addition to city-sponsored events, there are a myriad of smaller cultural celebrations and presentations held by individual cultural centers and museums - the best way to find out what is on the calendar, is to check the official website of the institution of interest.

we classified all cultural centers and museums in metropolitan rio de janeiro according to the type of arts and presentations held at the centers, selecting the classification shows all pertinent institution, followed by a direct link to the institutions' webpages.