as a city that breeds creativity, there is artistic entertainment on offer for any mood, from concerts to exhibitions, rio de janeiro has had rich cultural programming for many years, stunning crowds in every corner of the city - one of the most popular, and varied spectacles that takes place in rio de janeiro, is the circus, with a great array of temporary and permanent circus troops acrobatically making their way through the city.

a circus is broadly defined as a show for public entertainment, which comprises of a variety of performing artists, which, traditionally, travels across various locations, taking a circular arena covered by a tent with them, with seats surrounding the stage.

there are usually an exotic variety of performers on display, such as trapeze artists, acrobats, unicyclists, jugglers, dancers, and actors - a popular stop on any circus tour, rio de janeiro has a rich history of circus performances.