Our Mission
The Roberto Burle Marx Foundation exists to activate, interpret and project Roberto Burle Marx's legacy as a living force in the contemporary world. More than preserving historical heritage, the Foundation operates as a cultural and intellectual platform that connects art, landscape, ecology, and critical thought, and fosters new relationships between culture and nature on a global scale.
Through direct support for the Sítio Roberto Burle Marx, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Instituto Burle Marx, and initiatives dedicated to the preservation of Brazilian biomes, alongside the restoration and long-term preservation of Burle Marx's artworks, the Foundation transforms his legacy into an active instrument of cultural, educational and environmental impact.
Our Vision
The Roberto Burle Marx Foundation aspires to become an international reference for reflection on landscape, biodiversity, modernity and cultural identity, positioning Burle Marx's thinking not as a legacy of the past, but as an essential language for the twenty-first century.
We see his legacy as a territory in constant expansion, a field of experimentation that unfolds through exhibitions, curatorial projects, education, cultural policy and institutional collaboration.
Our vision is an institution that transforms memory into agency, heritage into a platform and aesthetics into an ethical responsibility, actively contributing to a more sensitive, diverse and sustainable future.
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Who we are
Patron
Jorge Paulo Lemann
Foundation Directors
Alexander Burle Webb
Andréa Burle Webb - Chair and Founder
Duke of Rutland - President
Advisory Board
Frédéric de Mévius
Executive Chairman and Managing Partner of PlanetFirst. Served for 13 years on the board of Interbrew (AB InBev) as a 9th-generation family member.
Izabella Monica Teixeira, PhD
Co-Chair International Resource Panel – UN Environment, Former Brazilian Minister of the Environment.
Carolina Dubeux, PhD
Senior Researcher at Centro Clima/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Roberto Doring
Chief Adviser for International Affairs, Federal Supreme Court of Brazil.
Robério Dias, PhD
Landscape designer, former director of Sítio Roberto Burle Marx, and Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Maria-Athena Papathanasiou
International environmental lawyer and Founder of EcoProsperity Capital, a private Family Office focusing on Sustainability, Impact, and Clean Energy Investments.
Ambassadors
Andrea Jones
Award-winning international photographer specialising in plants, gardens, and landscapes for over 30 years. Owner of the stock photo library Garden Exposures.
Ana Cecília Burle Marx
Artist, pianist and journalist.
Alexandra Foley
Founder of Alex Foley and Associates Limited, an international strategic communications consultancy specialising in environmental, ESG, scientific and arts-related projects.
Gisela Dantas Rodenburg
Chief Marketing Officer at Azzas Group, investor, and founder of The Bibi Fund at Solving Kids Cancer.
Grace Newman
Recent Art History graduate with First-Class Honours from Birkbeck, University of London, where she received the Mo-Price Prize. Previously worked in housing and homelessness across local government and non-profit sectors.
Carlos Eduardo Calfat-Salem
Distinguished businessman in the financial and real estate sectors with a commitment to humanitarian causes. Recognized with prestigious accolades including UNESCO's Simon Bolivar Medal and the Chevalier de L'Ordre National du Merite from France.
Gabriel Coutinho Flecha
International Lawyer and Tax Underwriter. Holds an International Taxation L.LM. from New York University School of Law.
Isadora Ganem
Director at Mendes Wood DM, specialising in advocating Brazilian art within the global cultural discourse. Holds a specialisation in ESG from the Cambridge Judge Business School.
Karen McClellan
Non-Executive Director of decarbonisation funds (Riverstone Energy, TT Intl). Lecturer on international climate policy (Stanford University) and cleantech investor. Has 25 years of experience financing alternative energy and carbon projects.
Roberta Dubeux Springer
Pianist and composer, specialising in piano pedagogy for children, with a longstanding career in Germany.
Robert Falkenburg III
Brazilian/American, entrepreneur, tennis player with a Marketing Degree from Santa Barbara, California and an MBA in Business from IBMEC/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Roberta La Rovere
Expert in Global Politics, Media and Political Communications.
Roland Giscard d'Estaing
Managing Founder at WOMAN UP.
Isabella Moorsom
Public Relations consultant with over 30 years of experience, specialising in high-profile brand launches, hospitality, and cultural initiatives. Worked on major projects spanning luxury fashion, fine dining, and public art, including landmark installations and heritage commemorations.
Sarah Lovell Taylor
Dual-qualified lawyer (UK and US), specialising in international commercial law at Oufi Taylor Colombotti Limited, Solicitors.
Creative Direction and Branding
Marcela Ayd & Giuliano Cesar
Marcela and Giuliano are the creative minds behind art direction and brand identity creation for The Roberto Burle Marx Foundation website. A recognised creative team in art direction, design, and branding, they have led award-winning campaigns and shaped impactful brand strategies.
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Opportunities to participate in the foundation
Sponsorship
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Initiative: Ariadne auf Naxos (May 2026)
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Initiative: RHS Chelsea (2027)
Investment
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Partners
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Stakeholders
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The Roberto Burle Marx Park
Fundraising
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Sitio Roberto Burle Marx
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Burle Marx Institute
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Design for the Minister’s Rooftop Garden, Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro, 1938 by Burle Marx | Image © Burle Marx Landscape Design Studio, Rio de Janeiro.
Philodendron burle-marxii. Illustration by Margaret Mee, 1964 | Image © SRBM/ IPHAN.
Garden of Casa Forte (City Hall), Recife, Roberto Burle Marx, 1935
Ink and pencil on paper | Image © SRBM.
Roberto Burle Marx painting a tablecloth in the loggia at his home, date unknown | Photo © NOAA
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