Latin America Memorial

São Paulo, Brazil

Freely accessible

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Opening hours: Tu-Su 09:00-18:00
Wheelchair access: Accessible
Phone: +55 11 3823-4600

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Inaugurated on March 18, 1989, the Latin America Memorial is a sprawling cultural and political complex in São Paulo designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and conceived by anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro. Spanning 84,482 square meters, the compound arranges multiple buildings—including the Victor Civita Latin American Library, the Marta Traba Gallery of Latin American Art, the Símon Bolívar Auditorium, and the Pavilhão da Criatividade—around two squares. The centerpiece is Niemeyer's iconic concrete sculpture of an open hand in vertical position, its palm painted with the map of Latin America in red, symbolizing the region's history of oppression and struggle for freedom. The Memorial houses a library of 30,000 titles, permanent art collections, folk art assemblages, and hosts exhibitions, performances, and scholarly research on Latin American integration. It served as home to the Latin American Parliament from 1989 to 2007 and remains a publicly funded state institution dedicated to cultural, social, and economic dialogue across the continent.