# FARM Rio

> FARM Rio is a ready-to-wear label based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, started in 1997. Behind the label: Kátia Barros and Marcello Bastos. Known for colourful prints, sold from Rio to New York and Paris.

- Canonical: https://thecastindex.com/designers/farm-rio
- Country guide: https://thecastindex.com/houses/brazilian-designers
- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Kátia Barros and Marcello Bastos
- Based: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Since: 1997
- Focus: Ready-to-wear
- Makes: Womenswear
- Official site: https://farmrio.com

## Who is behind FARM Rio?

Kátia Barros, a designer and still its creative director, and Marcello Bastos founded FARM Rio in Rio de Janeiro in 1997, starting with printed clothes at a local independent market, the Babilônia Feira Hype. The United States became its first market outside Brazil in 2019, with a flagship in SoHo, and in April 2022 it opened a pop-up at Le Bon Marché in Paris and began selling online across Europe, ELLE Brasil reported. Its own site lists US shops in New York, Miami and Venice.

## Timeline

- 1997: Kátia Barros and Marcello Bastos found FARM Rio. (source: https://farmrio.com/pages/more-about-farm-rio)
- 2019: Launches in the United States, its first international market. (source: https://elle.com.br/moda/salut-paris-farm-abre-pop-up-no-le-bon-marche-e-inicia-expansao-europeia)
- April 2022: Opens a pop-up at Le Bon Marché in Paris and starts European online sales. (source: https://elle.com.br/moda/salut-paris-farm-abre-pop-up-no-le-bon-marche-e-inicia-expansao-europeia)

## Sources

- [FARM Rio — More about FARM Rio (official site)](https://farmrio.com/pages/more-about-farm-rio) — checked 2026-10-22
- [ELLE Brasil — FARM opens at Le Bon Marché (28 April 2022)](https://elle.com.br/moda/salut-paris-farm-abre-pop-up-no-le-bon-marche-e-inicia-expansao-europeia) — checked 2026-10-22