the building runs 360 degrees around allowing spectacular panoramic views of rio de janeiro's skyline including of the pão de açúcar and of christ on corcovado, along with rio's natural surroundings.

in an iconic structure that more resembles a flying saucer than a museum, the mac is primarily intended for contemporary artworks, entirely dated to the twentieth century.

now considered one of the finest collections of contemporary art in south america, it has more than a thousand works in its collection, making it the second largest collection of contemporary art in brazil.