Rio de Janeiro opens new art museum Rio de Janeiro plans to celebrate its 448th anniversary on Friday with the inauguration of a new museum, the Rio Museum of Art (MAR), designed as the cultural heart of the port area currently undergoing a 40 million dollar renovation. The MAR has a collection of 3000 works, bought or donated by individual collectors. AFPTV visited the gallery the day before its inauguration. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES