Brasinês International Festival features a dynamic and creative fusion of Chinese and Brazilian arts in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, transforming both cities into a living canvas. Celebrating 2026 as the historic “China-Brazil Year of Culture,” this unique, inventive festival is designed to strengthen cultural ties and enhance mutual understanding between the two nations. Coined from a poetic neologism that beautifully binds brasileiro and chinês, the event honors the cross-cultural confluences of our shared future.

Marking the onset of the lunar Year of the Horse—a creature traditionally revered as powerful, imaginative, and energetic—the festival showcases a remarkable selection of works that illuminate the animal’s profound role in both cultures. Audiences will be treated to a ravishing, visceral journey through time and media , bridging ancient heritages and contemporary expressions. From traditional East Asian ink painting to groundbreaking modern visual arts, the exhibition brings together exclusive new pieces created especially for the occasion alongside prestigious masterpieces loaned from respected institutions.

Expanding far beyond the gallery walls, Brasinês unfolds as a holistic sensory celebration. The cultural programming seamlessly weaves together cinema, public workshops, and masterclasses led by Chinese artists, alongside an innovative gastronomic fusion of Chinese and Brazilian cuisines. Highlighting the grand opening, audiences will witness a live, majestic canvas creation by a renowned Chinese artist, set against an environment of deep historical wonders, including authentic sculptures of the world-famous Terracotta Warriors. It is a bold, visual, and gestural language that reinvents cultural exchange for the contemporary world.