Brazil’s Copacabana Museum of Image and Sound may finally be completed

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The state government on Wednesday, September 15, published the first tender notice to resume construction at the site in the State Gazette.

In the publication, the Secretariat of Infrastructure and Works (SEINFRA) estimates an investment of over R$24 (US$4.6) million to complete the new cultural venue.

Interested parties must submit their proposals on October 21 at SEINFRA’s headquarters in São Cristóvão.

After resuming works, the company must deliver the completed construction within a year. Five other smaller tenders are planned to complement the works.

Governor Cláudio Castro announced the resumption of construction works on July 6, Copacabana’s anniversary, with a maximum deadline of 3 months for the publication of the first tender.

The government expects the museum to open to the public in early 2023.

Currently, 30% of the works for the new MIS headquarters are unfinished. In the first 2 stages, the project received R$79 million in public funds and R$118 million from the private sector.

The last construction stage foresees coating services and electric, plumbing, sanitary, fire prevention, sound, and lighting installations, among others.

With 9,800 m2 and 8 floors, the new MIS headquarters was conceived to narrate the history of Brazilian culture from the “Rio de Janeiro” perspective.

Between the 1st and 4th floors, the museum will feature both temporary and permanent exhibitions, including collections on Carmen Miranda and Carnival.

The mezzanine floor will house temporary exhibitions. In the 1st underground floor, a theater with 280 seats and a nightclub will be built.

The space will house a bookstore and a coffee shop on the first floor, in addition to a restaurant with a view of Copacabana beach. The building’s rooftop will also feature an open-air cinema.

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