MetrôRio presents the exhibitions Memories of Little Africa and Memory Cutouts at Central do Brasil station until December 20.
To celebrate Black Consciousness Month, MetrôRio is showcasing the exhibitions Memories of Little Africa and Memory Cutouts at Central do Brasil/Centro station.
The initiative is part of the institutional campaign Respect drives new routes, which reinforces the slogan “Value Black culture to strengthen our path toward a fairer and more diverse society”.
The exhibition Memories of Little Africa, organized by Rio Memórias in partnership with the Municipal Secretariat of Culture, features six unpublished photos from the General Archive of the City of Rio de Janeiro.
The images portray essential places linked to Black memory in Rio and reveal historical layers that shaped Brazilian identity.
The route includes Cais do Valongo, Largo de Santa Rita, Largo da Prainha, Casa da Tia Ciata, Praça da Harmonia, and Praça Onze. Thus, passengers are invited to revisit spaces marked by the pain of slavery and the power of Black resistance.
The exhibition highlights how African creativity and ancestry helped forge the Carioca spirit and continue to influence culture today.
‘Memory Cutouts’
The exhibition Memory Cutouts, by visual artist Fátima Farkas and curated by Vera Simões, presents 11 works that blend photography and painting.
The artworks propose a reflection on memory and the representation of Black figures who shaped Brazil’s history.
The public encounters historical and contemporary personalities such as João Cândido Felisberto, Benedito Meia Légua, Queen Nzinga, and Diébédo Francis Kéré.
The artist uses color and photographic cuts to explore symbolic contrasts between light, shadow, and ancestry.
The exhibition highlights erased trajectories and values achievements that reshape narratives from the period of enslavement to the present.
Fátima Farkas began her career in design and later transitioned to visual arts. Her work explores ethnic and cultural themes, especially those linked to the Recôncavo Baiano.
Her recent projects include the exhibition “Será o Benedito”, shown at the Instituto dos Pretos Novos during its 19th anniversary and the 250th anniversary of the archaeological site of the Cemetery of the New Blacks.
Both exhibitions are open to the public until December 20 in the access corridor B at Central do Brasil/Centro station, during metro operating hours.
“Valuing Black culture goes beyond celebration. It is a daily fight against racism,” says Simone Pfeil, MetrôRio’s Commercial and Marketing Manager.
The campaign also invites passengers to leave inspiring books about Black culture on the Livro Vai, Livro Vem shelves available at several stations.
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Exhibitions “Memories of Little Africa” and “Memory Cutouts” at MetrôRio
Location: Central do Brasil/Centro station, access corridor B (Bus Terminal)
Date: until December 20
Hours: during metro operating times
Livro Vai, Livro Vem – book exchange at the stations
Stations: Carioca/Centro, Saens Peña/Tijuca, and General Osório/Ipanema
Hours: Monday to Saturday, 5 a.m. to midnight; Sundays and holidays, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Station: Pavuna, access B (Rua Mercúrio)
Hours: Monday to Saturday, 5 a.m. to noon; Sundays and holidays, 7 a.m. to noon
Credit: Divulgação/MetrôRio
