Installation work by Brazilian artist Jaider Esbell at the 34th Sao Paulo Biennale, which this year has the theme of tackling environmental crises and the rise of the far right in Brazil. Photo: AFP
A meteorite salvaged from a 2018 fire at Rio de Janeiro's National Museum symbolises resistance to the destruction of culture in times of darkness - a spirit at the heart of this year's Sao Paulo Biennial of Contemporary Art.
Marking its 70th anniversary the exhibition, one of the most important of its kind in the world, reflects a reaction to the extreme right embodied in Brazil by President Jair Bolsonaro, as well as to the environmental crisis and the pandemic.
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