As part of the Planetary Embassy during the UN climate summit COP30 in Belém, visitors are invited to take part in the Guided tour and activation, “A River Does Not Exist Alone”, an immersive experience within the exhibition at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi.
Over the course of 40 minutes, participants are guided by educators from the Instituto Tomie Ohtake through a journey that intertwines observation, conversation, and shared perceptions, exploring the artworks and their connections to territory, nature, and collective memory.
The experience culminates in a 20-minute creative activation, where participants are invited to experiment with materials, words, or movements inspired by the artworks, creating a symbolic gesture of relationship with the flows and interdependencies proposed by the exhibition.
Transforming the act of viewing into a space of dialogue, sensitivity, and collective creation, this guided visit deepens the connection between art, environment, and community, echoing the rhythms of the Amazon that surrounds it.
From November 9 to 21, 2025, the Planetary Embassy comes to life in Belém, Brazil, on the margins of the UN climate summit COP30. Part of a series of pop-up experiences across the global Swissnex network, this edition is hosted in the zoobotanical gardens of the Goeldi Museum, a setting that blends the Amazon's biodiversity, science, ancestral wisdom, and Swiss legacy.
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The Planetary Embassy in presented by Swissnex in Brazil with the support of Presence Switzerland, as part of the Road to Belém program led by the Embassy of Switzerland in Brazil.
