The Rio Art Museum (MAR) brings to the public Brave Beauty, the first solo show in Brazil by South African visual artist Zanele Muholi. Presented by the Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS) in São Paulo, the exhibition is now in the capital of Rio de Janeiro, providing an overview of Muholi's production, curated by Daniele Queiroz, Thyago Nogueira and Ana Paula Vitorio. Related news: Award-winning Brazilian director bets on cinema to change realities. Eliana Alves Cruz wins ABL award for Best Fiction of 2025. Regional editions of O Pasquim in SP and RS gain digital collection. The title Brave Beauty highlights that beauty, in the artist's work, represents a form of struggle and affirmation, in opposition to violence against black LGBTQIA+ people. In the exhibition, more than 100 works can be seen that include photographs and videos and provide an overview of Zanele Muholi's career, from 2002 until now, documenting the black LGBTQIA+ community in South Africa and around the world. Series Somnyama Ngonyama series. Photo:  Zanele Muholi/Somnyama Ngonyama There are also new works made in Brazil in 2024, when Muholi was in São Paulo and participated in the ZUM Festival, organized by the IMS photography magazine. On the occasion, she met LGBTQIA+ organizations and institutions, drawing a parallel between the history of the fight for rights in her country and in Brazil. >> Follow the Agência Brasil channel on WhatsApp For Muholi, who was born in 1972, in Umlazi, Durban, South Africa, during the country's apartheid regime, "art and politics are inseparable". One of Muholi's most emblematic series is Somnyama Ngonyama which, in Portuguese, means Hail, black lioness!. Begun in 2012, the work remains in constant development and pays tribute to the artist's mother and her ancestors. Through self-portraits taken in different cities around the world, the artist represents herself using everyday objects, such as blankets and cushions, which refer to social and political aspects related to the history of South Africa, as well as the places she passes through. The exhibition will be open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday, from 11am to 6pm, with entry free on Tuesdays. On other days, entry fees of R$20 (full price) and R$10 (half price) are charged.