The indigenous culture is present in the Brazilian curriculum, and tribes of different regions seek to spread their culture through workshops in schools and cultural centers of Rio de Janeiro.

 

The Indian Cultural Center is located in the ancient Indian Museum (entrance on West Radial, green gate) near the Maracana. The first property owner, the Duke of Saxe, on 18 July 1865, donated the space for the Union to turn it into a research center on the indigenous culture. The ancient Indian Museum was inaugurated on 19 April 1953, the same date that Darcy has managed to create the Indian Day.

 

In September 1984, the Union gave the property to the National Supply Company (Conab), who in 1986 left it in the hands of the Ministry of Agriculture. Currently, members of the Indigenous Cultural Centre, various indigenous groups, they take care of the space, transforming the Saturday afternoons at one point the culture of native peoples, with body painting, dancing (Toré), ethnic foods, storytelling native trees, among other activities.