each year, a five-day international art fair called ArtRio, provides contemporary artists, painters, fine artists, illustrators and sculptures with a platform to introduce their creations to the world - Functioning as both a networking event and visual banquet for art enthusiasts, ArtRio exhibits the masterpieces of professionals and amateurs from all corners of the globe.

Rio also plays host to the Jazz festival in July of each year, offering the stage to the most famous and talented jazz artists from different cultural backgrounds and countries, with the aim of enriching the art form and expanding the genre's audience to encompass younger generations and different social classes.

The state of Rio acts as a forum to unite the great artists of our time with those who consume, intellectualize and disseminate their creations - as the city has grown and blossomed, so have its cultural enterprises positioning Rio safely amongst the most respected and well-known on the international cultural stage.