Fine Art in Rio

Rio is blessed with many museums recording and displaying all aspects of Brazils modern and historical culture, including native and modern fine art.

I spent a brilliant two hours at the fine arts museum here is a little taster of the works available:

I'm not a major sculpture fan but there is something compelling about this 4ft figure.

Quite possibly the one of the largest single canvas works in oil in the world.

One of my favourites! A beautiful woman fixing her hair in the mirror before some passionate assignation no doubt. It loses a little as a photo but its an amazing painting.

An exquisite little fawn...

This vibrant, eclectic work makes me think of the noise and colours of carnaval.