Chiado8 Contemporary Art

The Chiado8 Contemporary Art (in portuguese, Chiado8 Arte Contemporânea) is a project that was elaborated by the company Seguros Fidelidade Mundial¹ (now, Fidelidade) after the merger with the Império Bonança in 2013.

In the origin of the insurance company, there's the Fundação Bonança² which was created in 1808. The insurance company Fidelidade (throughout decades was merged and changed name many times), was founded in 1835. Seven years later, it becomes pioneer by offering life insurance to its clients and in 1900 is the first insurer to offer accident insurance at work. The company would spend the 20^th century in a process of expansion and, already in the 21^st century (in 2006), reaches the position of market leader.

The Fidelidade is an old organization, innovative and full of history that with the project Chiado8 Contemporary Art decided to open a new door to the cultural panorama in Portugal. Situated in one of the main buildings of the company, the Chiado8 Arte offers to visitors temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.

Translation references

1. Insurance World Fidelity (verbal translation)
2. Bonança Foundation