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The Museum of Image and Sound. But of course. How could a city like Rio not have such a museum? Although the building is new, the museum is an institution that was founded in September 1965 and was the first museum of its kind in Brazil. During the 1960s and 1970s, it was not only the largest music and image documentation centre, but a meeting place for artistic creation.

The new museum was created as a meeting point for cariocas themselves and visitors, where they can be surrounded by the songs, images and stories of the Rio lifestyle.

The architecture of the new building makes it destined to become one of the new symbols of the city, along with the Museum of Tomorrow, which has been built in the old port area, the so called Porto Maravilha project.

Copacabana was chosen as the new location for the MIS, since the neighbourhood is closely linked to the spirit of the museum. Always lively, it has inspired musicians, writers, painters, thinkers and photographers, whose work has helped shaped the culture of Brazil.

It was designed by the architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, which is based in New York. Its architectural design seeks to reproduce the famous wave mosaic on the pavement of the renowned Copacabana promenade.

With its 9800 square metres, the MIS seeks to present the carioca culture of the past and present. The museum will be both a centre for the production and dissemination of culture and a cultural centre.

The enormous collection found within the innovative architectural design can be viewed digitally; it includes photographs, posters, records, recordings, videos, newspaper clippings, documents... With permanent and temporary exhibitions, research offices, educational activities, a film theatre, a shop, a café, a panoramic restaurant and a spectacular terrace where you can enjoy the magnificent views of the promenade.

The MIS will also house and display the collection of the Carmen Miranda Museum, which up to now has been located in the Flamengo neighbourhood.

Undoubtedly, the MIS is set to become a reason to enjoy Copacabana and the music of Rio.

ALL POINTS OF INTEREST

INFORMATION

Bonde - Bondinho (64)

Favelas - The Heart of Rio (38)

Imposing Rio - The Weather (4)

The Carnival of Rio De Janeiro (70)

Cidade Maravilhosa (1)

Favelas - Visit (39)

Río 2016 (82)

Copacabana Beach - Reveillon (7)

Imposing Rio (2)

Samba (72)

Favelas - History (37)

Imposing Rio - Safety (3)

Samba Schools (73)

ESSENTIAL

Arcos De Lapa - Lapa Arches (63)

Copacabana (5)

Ipanema (12)

Maracaná (79)

Sambadrome (71)

Sugarloaf Mountain Cable Car (Bondinho del Pao de Açucar) (33)

Arpoador Stone (17)

Copacabana Beach (6)

Ipanema Beach (13)

Metropolitan Cathedral (66)

Santa Teresa (67)

Tijuca National Park (36)

Calçadão De Copacabana (9)

Corcovado Rack Railway (35)

La Garota De Ipanema - The Girl From Ipanema (14)

Municipal Theatre (52)

Selarón Staircase (65)

Christ of Corcovado - Christ The Redeemer (34)

Imperial Palace (49)

Lapa (62)

Quinta Da Boa Vista (76)

Sugarloaf Mountain (Pao de Açucar) (32)

INTERESTING

Belmond - Copacabana Palace Hotel (8)

Christ of Corcovado - Trivia (84)

City of Samba (74)

Fort Copacabana (10)

Laranjeiras (28)

Mercado São José Das Artes (31)

Olympic Park (81)

Praça General Osorio (16)

Río-Niterói Bridge (80)

Tiradentes Palace (50)

Botafogo and Flamengo (24)

Christ of Corcovado - Views (85)

Confeitaria Colombo (45)

Igreja Nossa Senhora Do Outeiro (42)

Largo Do Boticario (40)

Monastery of San Benito (47)

Palacio Do Catete - Museu Da Republica (41)

Praça XV (48)

Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (21)

Botanical Garden (23)

Church of the Candelaria (57)

Convent of San Antonio (46)

Ilha Fiscal - Fiscal Island (58)

Leblon (18)

Monument to the Dead (60)

Palacio Laranjeiras (29)

Real Gabinete Portugués De Leitura (44)

São Cristovão Fair (75)

Christ of Corcovado - History (83)

Cinelandia (51)

Elevador Do Cantagalo - Mirante Da Paz (15)

Jardim De Alah (20)

Leblon Beach (19)

Museum of Image and Sound (11)

Parque Das Ruinas (Ruins Park) (69)

Rio De Janeiro's Zoological Garden - Rio Zoo (78)

The Centre (43)

MUSEUM

Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre (56)

Museu Internacional De Arte Naïf (30)

National Museum of Fine Arts (53)

Villa-Lobos Museum (26)

Carmen Miranda Museum (27)

Museum of Tomorrow (59)

National Museum of Rio de Janeiro (77)

Chacra Do Ceu Museum (68)

National Center for Folklore and Popular Culture (61)

The Eva Klabin Museum (22)

MAM - Museum of Modern Art (54)

National History Museum (55)

The Museum of the Indian (25)