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Travel Black Global Event Calendar
Discover Black cultural events, festivals, carnivals, film festivals, art fairs, wellness retreats, conferences, and community gatherings around the world. Discover what’s happening locally and the events worth traveling for. Curated for travelers looking to find the culture, the people, and the moments worth planning around.
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TIÃO: Um fotógrafo da Providência
May 16, 2026 - Nov 29, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Exhibition of photographs by Sebastião Pires de Oliveira (Tião) gathering mostly unpublished documentary images made between the 1960s and 1980s showing everyday life,…
Art
Cipó
May 30, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Exhibition of paintings produced by the Huni Kuin people, presented at Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR). Curatorship credited to MAR; program page lists the show as opening 30 May…
Art
Zanele Muholi — Beleza valente
Jun 12, 2026 - Nov 29, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Solo exhibition at Museu de Arte do Rio presenting a panorama of Zanele Muholi’s photographic work. The show gathers more than 100 works and is curated by Daniele Queiroz,…
Art
Amazônicas – Poéticas Femininas
Sep 2, 2026 - Nov 16, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Exhibition of contemporary art by women from the Brazilian North (states of Pará, Acre and Amazonas). Works in painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, object, digital…
Art
Coletivo Gompa no CCBB Rio – Ocupação Frankenstein Para Todas as Idades
Oct 12, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
O Coletivo GOMPA ocupa o CCBB Rio com duas montagens inspiradas em Frankenstein (uma peça para crianças, Frankinh@, e um espetáculo de teatro‑dança para público adulto) e uma…
Music
Samba Independente — Dos Bons Costumes
Oct 22, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Roda de samba presented in Fundição Progresso’s Arena format. The organizer lists it as a weekly Thursday program (‘TODA QUINTA‑FEIRA TEM!’). The listing notes an 'Ingresso…
Music
Fresno e Nova Orquestra
Nov 28, 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fresno presents a symphonic concert at Fundição Progresso with the Nova Orquestra, performing songs from across the band’s 27-year career and emphasizing material from the…
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Feb 5-10, 2027· Proposed
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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