Make the most of school holidays and take the children on cultural trips!
From the Science Museum to the Circus, there are several free options throughout the country. Check it out!
Pernambuco
With free entry, Espaço Ciência is located between the cities of Recife and Olinda, in Pernambuco. Occupying an area of 120 thousand m², it combines exhibitions set up indoors with hundreds of interactive open-air experiments. It also has a Planetarium, Auditorium, Amphitheater, Exhibition Hall and Educational Center, as well as a Manguezal (‘Mangrove area’). Without a doubt, quite an outing! Address: Parque Memorial Arcoverde – Complexo de Salgadinho, Olinda. For more information, visit the website or follow social media on Instagram.
São Paulo
Mundo do Circo SP returns with its program of shows from January 17th and will host the Festival Circo SP, completely free, from January 24th to 29th. Great leisure option for children and adults! Go there: Parque da Juventude – Carandiru Metro station – Av. Cruzeiro do Sul, 2630. To find out more details, visit the website or follow social media on Instagram.
The Sala São Paulo, headquarters of the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (‘São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra’), also has a free program in January, with classical music performances in the afternoon and evening. Unmissable! Address: Praça Júlio Prestes, 16 – Campos Elíseos. For more information, visit the website or follow social media on Instagram. In São Paulo, there are several other free attractions, depending on the day of visit, such as the Museu da Imigração, MASP, the Chávez exhibition at MIS and the city hall event Agita Mais Férias. Don’t miss it!
Pará
Espaço Cultural Casa das Onze Janelas (‘Casa das Onze Janelas Cultural Space’) is a reference for Art in the North region, with a wide collection of modern and contemporary art, as well as photography, from local and national artists. It is housed in a building built in the 18th century, which was originally the residence of Domingos da Costa Bacelar. The museum is located at R. Siqueira Mendes, s/n, 66020-310 (Complexo Feliz Lusitânia). More details can be found on the museum’s website.
Federal District
In Brasília, the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (‘Banco do Brasil Cultural Center’) has free activities until January 31st, highlighting the Ateliê de Criação Voo Livre, Oficina de Cerâmica Fria and the Sarau with Poetas da Cidade. Free entry upon ticket collection. Write it down! The CCBB is located in Asa Sul Trecho 2 – Brasília, DF. More details can be found on the website.
Bahia
With free entry, the ‘Máscaras – Entreatos do Acervo’ Exhibition brings together around 100 masks, 40 of which are ‘Geledés’ masks and 50 from other ethnicities of African people and will be on display throughout the summer at the Centro Cultural Solar Ferrão (‘Solar Ferrão Cultural Center’). Write it down: R. Gregório de Matos, 45, Pelourinho. For more information, visit the exhibition website.
Minas Gerais
The Museu de Arte Contemporânea (‘Museum of Contemporary Art’) and Jardim Botânico de Inhotim (‘Inhotim Botanic Garden’) is located in Brumadinho, about an hour from Belo Horizonte. In total, there are 24 galleries, 9 themed gardens and dozens of external works. In January, there is an educational program and mediated visits, in addition to temporary exhibitions by the Programa Abdias Nascimento (‘Abdias Nascimento Program’) and the Museu de Arte Negra (‘Museum of Black Art’) and activations at Ateliê Rubem Valentim (‘Rubem Valentim Studio’). With free entry every Wednesday, ticket collection is always done at Sympla and is subject to capacity. Children aged 0 to 5 are free, regardless of the day of visit. For more information, visit the museum website.
Rio de Janeiro
Museu Eva Klabin (‘Eva Klabin Museum’) has organized workshops on artistic practices, providing free fun throughout the month of January. Soap bubbles, shadow theater, rap creation, memes and other activities are included. It takes place between January 3rd and February 4th. Tickets are always distributed 10 minutes before each activity. Here’s a tip! The museum is located at Av. Epitácio Pessoa, 2480 – Lagoa. More information on the website or social media on Instagram.
Another option is the CCBB children’s film exhibition. During the holidays, the Museu da Vida Fiocruz (‘Fiocruz Museum of Life’) also prepared several educational activities, in addition to workshops, exhibitions and visits to the Castelo da Fiocruz (‘Fiocruz Castle’). In January and February, the Museum will be open from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 4pm. All the activities are free. The museum is located at Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos. To find out more details, visit the website or follow social media on Instagram.
Paraná
In Curitiba, the vacation program at the Biblioteca Pública do Paraná (‘Paraná Public Library’) is full of attractions for the children. The entry is free for all activities, but be aware because on the days of Cine Pipoca and of the workshop “Onde Nascem os Ventos?” (‘Where are the Winds Born?’) there will be ticket distribution to the public. The library is on Rua Cândido Lopes, 133 – Centro. For more information, access the website or follow social media on Instagram.
Espírito Santo
In Vitória, the highlight is the set of attractions linked to non-formal education in the municipality, such as the Planetário de Vitória (‘Vitória Planetarium’), the Escola de Ciência Física e Escola de Inovação (‘School of Physical Science and Innovation’) and the Escola de Ciência, Biologia e História (‘School of Science, Biology and History). With a special program for the month of January, there are presentations of sessions and fulldome films in the planetarium, guided tours and activities at the Escola de Inovação and workshops on adrinkas, the bottom of the sea and paintings on canvas at the Escola de Ciência e Biologia. All attractions are free. Don’t miss it! For more information, visit the Vitória city hall website.
