One of the most important cultural centers in Rio is the CCBB (centro cultural banco do brasil), one can get to attend exhibitions, special presentations and watch movies and plays as well - for cultural admirers, this centre should prove to be an interesting place.

the centre is housed downtown in rio in an architectural masterpiece that was formerly a financial center - there is a great collection of brazilian jazz music and over 100 thousand books in its libraries.

As the 20th most visited cultural center of the world, and the most visited in Brazil, CCBB is temporary home to the most exciting and groundbreaking national and international expositions in Rio.