Brasis. Brazil in 65 images

“Brasis. Brazil in 65 Images” presents a collection of photographs documenting Brazil’s most recent presidential elections. Taken by photojournalist João Porfírio, the exhibition portrays the various “Brasils” that coexist within a single country.
These photographs will be on display at the Taguspark Central Hub from March 2 to April 22.
For 35 days, photojournalist João Porfírio and journalist Carlos Diogo Santos traveled to various parts of Brazil, reporting for the newspaper and radio station Observador, and documented the political and cultural differences that coexist in the country.
They visited six states—Rio de Janeiro, Amazonas, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, the Federal District (Brasília), and Bahia—and from there painted a portrait of the “Brasils” that coexist within a single country. A reality that is essential to understand in order to grasp how 208 million people live, from major cities to the Amazonian interior, from favelas to paradisiacal beaches.
How is this Brazil portrayed? What are these “Brasils”? The answers, through the lens of João Porfírio, will be on display at the Taguspark Central Hub and are part of the program at MAU – Museum of Urban Art, which aims to promote critical thinking and contribute to the well-being of those who visit and work in the City of Knowledge.

Biographical note: João Porfírio, 28, is a photo editor and photojournalist at Observador, having previously worked at Agência Lusa, Semanário SOL, and Jornal i. Highlights of his career include reporting from countries such as Iraq, the U.S., France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, Greece, Hungary, Slovenia, Morocco, and most recently Ukraine, where he spent three months. He covered the refugee crisis in 2015 and 2016 and reported on the most recent presidential elections in the United States and Brazil. In Portugal, he covers daily topics related to politics, society, and culture. He was invited by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, to contribute to the book commemorating the second year of his term. He won the Estação Imagem Award in 2019 and 2021 in the News category. In 2020, he received an honorable mention in the same category.

EXHIBITION DETAILS Exhibition Title: Brasis
Exhibition Subtitle: Brazil in 65 Images
Author: JoãoPorfírio
Location:Taguspark CentralHub
Exhibition Dates:March2to April 22 (Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM)
Notes:Freeadmission