CCBB RJ enters the list of the 100 most visited art museums in the world in 2025

O Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro (CCBB RJ) is among the 100 most visited art museums in the world in 2025. This is what an annual report published by The Art Newspaper. The Carioca institution appears in the 67th placement, reinforcing the city's leading role in the international exhibition circuit.

According to those responsible for the research, the performance of the CCBB RJ was driven mainly by a traveling exhibition dedicated to the Brazilian art of the 1980s. The show, which began in the Rio capital before moving to other cities, gathered about 325,000 visitors only in Rio. In addition to CCBB RJ, the list includes three other Brazilian museums: The Art Museum of São Paulo (Masp), the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center of Belo Horizonte and the Pinacoteca of São Paulo

The history of the CCBB

Created on October 12, 1989, the CCBB RJ consolidated itself as one of the main cultural centers in the country and one of the symbols of the revitalization of the historic center of the city. Installed in a building of neoclassical lines in the central region of Rio de Janeiro, the space occupies a building designed by architect Francisco Joaquim Béthencourt da Silva, whose fundamental stone was launched in 1880.

Before becoming a cultural center, the property housed the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro and later the headquarters of Banco do Brasil, playing a relevant role in the country's economic history. From the end of the 1980s, the building went through a restoration process that preserved architectural elements of different styles, such as neoclassical, art nouveau and art deco, transforming it into a space dedicated to cultural diffusion.

Over more than three decades of operation, CCBB RJ has received more than 58 million visitors and has carried out more than 2,450 projects in areas such as visual arts, cinema, theatre, dance, music and thought. The institution maintains a regular, plural and accessible programming, consolidating itself as one of the most frequent cultural centers in the country and a constant presence in the international ranking since 2011.

With about 19,000 square meters of built area, the space brings together galleries, cinemas, theater, library, in addition to the Historical Archive and the Banco do Brasil Museum, acting as an important agent for promoting culture and public formation.

Service
Operation: Wednesday to Monday, from 9am to 8pm
Address: Street First of March, 66 – Center
Programming: Check it out. Here. the complete programming of CCBB RJ