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We are GC Arts, we teach music and produce audiovisual content, generating well-being and helping to foster the country's cultural scene. We believe in the transformative power of music in people's lives and, therefore, we want to make the world a better place through art.
OUR HISTORY
It all started 20 years ago, in 2001, when, driven by the desire to work with his greatest passion, music, Fred Rios, from Rio de Janeiro, decided to rent a small room in the 303 gallery located in Ipanema, a neighborhood in the southern part of Rio and the birthplace of bossa nova.
The room was used as a studio for a while, but soon after it was transformed into a classroom, where Fred and other teachers gave guitar and acoustic guitar lessons. With the increased demand for lessons and the rising number of students, the "Guitar Club" school was born, which then had a larger space, several rooms and a reception area.
Gradually, the guitar lost its prominence, and other instruments joined it. New teachers, new courses, and many students ranging in age from 2 to 90 years old, plus Fred's desire to produce music and events, meant that the "guitar club" no longer fit; it was time for the company to become "GC Arts".
Born from the initials of the old name, but with a much broader meaning, the new brand helps embrace the dream of this business, which began as a small room in a gallery, to be responsible for assisting in " Global Cure Arts ," global healing through art.
Fred Rios and Fernando Trocado
Fred Rios
Fred rents a room in the gallery to use as a studio.
The music school is born.
"Guitar Club"
Expansion to a larger location, with more rooms and a reception area.
New teachers and new instrument lessons.
The Guitar Club branch opens in Teresópolis.
Creation of the "Ipanema Bossa Jazz" and "Almaderê" brands, and the beginning of the production of jazz and bossa nova shows with professional musicians.
"Guitar Club" becomes "GC Arts".
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DID YOU KNOW?
GC has already been and continues to be part of the history of many artists and celebrities! It’s no wonder our motto is “Here, our students become artists!”
Frejat has been a great friend of GC Arts since its inception. He has always attended events, played at the closing parties - the Guitar Club Party - and has always recommended the school. His son took guitar lessons at GC for 8 years. Check it out in the video next to this text.
FREJAT
ARNALDO NISKIER
Arnaldo Niskier is an Israeli-Brazilian professor, writer, philosopher, historian, and educator. He was president of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (1998-1999), state secretary of science and technology (1968-1971) and of education and culture (1979-1983) in Rio de Janeiro. He has been studying at GC Arts since 2019.
SOPHIA ABRAHÃO
Sophia Abahão, an actress, singer, and influencer known for her work in "Malhação," "Rebeldes," and "Amor à Vida," is not only a student at GC Arts but also provided artistic supervision for the project "The Girls from Ipanema."
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