São Paulo · Today
Concerts, poetry slams, street fairs, art, festivals, immigrant food, from the outskirts to downtown. With prices, times, directions and where to eat nearby.
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República · Downtown
Samba de terreiro, partido-alto and sambas-enredo with Velha Guarda da Mangueira, November 6 to 8, downtown. Guests: Paula Lima, Teresa Cristina and Velha Guarda do Vai-Vai.
Esplanada Santa Terezinha · Taubaté
Drummer Carlos Bala, who has played alongside big names in MPB and jazz, presents a repertoire spanning his whole career in a free show.
Paranapiacaba · Santo André
The last two days of the rock and horror festival in the historic village of Paranapiacaba, in Santo André: shows on two stages, themed food and costumed characters. Free admission.
Centro · Salto
Pianist Geraldo Cazzamatta plays Vivaldi and other classics. The Grupo Vocal of the Associação Italiana Giuseppe Verdi rounds out the evening with Italian folk and popular songs. Free.
Bonfim · Campinas
Italian-Brazilian duo blends post-punk, industrial, electroclash and tropical rhythms, singing in several languages, in a free outdoor show.
Esplanada Santa Terezinha · Taubaté
Composer from the Clube da Esquina, nearing 80, premieres a caipira viola show featuring songs from Caboclo Dágua and unreleased tunes.
Jardim São Dimas · São José dos Campos
Music and storytelling come together to trace the Black presence in the history of music, from the 18th century to today, in São José dos Campos.
Centro · Ribeirão Preto
Caipira music, tall tales and poetry in tribute to Rolando Boldrin, on a stage decorated with hundreds of crochet squares sent in by fans.
Jardim Botânico · Jundiaí
Songs, stories and characters from the Brazilian Black diaspora in a free show for children and families.
Aparecida · Santos
Soundtracks from Star Wars, Game of Thrones, The Godfather and Narcos get the reggae and ska treatment in OBMJ's new show, as the orchestra turns 18.
Piraporinha (M'Boi Mirim) · South Zone
A Friday of pagode samba at Casa de Cultura do M'Boi Mirim, part of the city's November Black Consciousness program.
Freguesia do Ó · North Zone
Reggae and Brazilian rhythms at Largo da Matriz, in Freguesia do Ó, as part of the city's Circuito Festival Consciência Negra. Friday, November 13, at 7 pm.
Esplanada Santa Terezinha · Taubaté
Twin brothers Keops and Raony, from Recife, blend jazz, Brazilian sounds, image and performance in a free show of alternative music.
Casa Verde · North Zone
An afternoon of soul, R&B, funk and samba-rock with Baile da Chic Show, part of the Festival Sesc Culturas Negras. Saturday, November 14, at 4 pm, at Casa Verde. Free and open to all ages.
Bonfim · Campinas
A concert of caipira and countryside music with arrangements by Neymar Dias, conceived by Cláudio Lacerda and performed with the Unicamp Symphony Orchestra.
Chácara Municipal · São José do Rio Preto
African artists living in Brazil play djembe, kora and mbira and dance in a show celebrating cultures from several regions of Africa.
Centro · Piracicaba
Bahia's Cabokaji blends music, body, performance and sound technologies into an Afro-Indigenous landscape of rites and invention.
Itaquera · East Zone
A meeting about the history of São Paulo's black balls, with Seu Osvaldo, Grand Master Ney, DJ Vivian Marques and KL Jay. Sunday, November 15, at 2:30 pm. Free.
Chácara Municipal · São José do Rio Preto
Original songs and reinterpretations by artists born or based in the interior of SP, from "Trem das Onze" and "Disparada" to Liniker. Free.
Centro · Piracicaba
Brass and percussion start out as a street band, weaving through the crowd, then head up to the stage to play alongside a DJ's backing tracks.
Chácara Municipal · São José do Rio Preto
Electro Sabar: Senegalese drums meet trap, dubstep, kuduro and afrobass in a free show for Black Consciousness Day.
Bonfim · Campinas
The roda that has been playing roots samba at the São Bernardo street market in Campinas for five years takes over the garden of Sesc on a holiday afternoon.
Aparecida · Santos
On Black Consciousness Day, the orchestra and singer Késia, from the cast of Elza, O Musical, pay tribute to Elza Soares in the concert Retratos do Brasil.
Esplanada Santa Terezinha · Taubaté
Tony Gordon, winner of The Voice Brasil, sings with Will Gordon and Jamah in a free outdoor show dedicated to Black music.
Centro · Ribeirão Preto
A samba circle on Black Consciousness Day, tracing samba from its Afro-Bahian roots through the classics to today's sound, with a spotlight on Black women.
Jardim Botânico · Jundiaí
The Afro bloc of women Ilú Obá De Min presents a black opera inspired by the Carnival 2026 samba plot about the priestess Ifátinùké. Free admission.
Aparecida · Santos
Silva revisits 15 years of career, from Claridão to the new Rolidei, in an intimate format where he sings and plays guitar, piano and synthesizer.
Jardim Botânico · Jundiaí
Samba, cumbia, jazz, rap and Afro-diasporic rhythms in the show A Gira by Uli Costa, featuring singer Ellen Oléria.
Jardim Rio da Praia · Bertioga
Free dance party with Os Guaribas, Zi and Thomé, mixing MPB and tropicália with funk, reggae, pagode, rock and the latest trends, at Sesc Bertioga.
Centro · Ribeirão Preto
Criolo celebrates his 50th birthday with a free show in Ribeirão Preto, hosting a dance party that blends hip hop, Brazilian music and world music.
Centro · Ribeirão Preto
A three-act show (past, present and future) blending rap, funk and soul with Brazilian rhythms, poetry and social critique. Free admission.
Centro · Piracicaba
André Moura and singer Leila Leite host a free dance party with the samba and groove of Jorge Ben Jor and Tim Maia, plus reinterpretations of Elis Regina.
Aparecida · Santos
A free concert that travels across the Americas, from Arturo Márquez's Danzón No. 2 and Piazzolla's Buenos Aires tango to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Villa-Lobos's Choros No. 10.
Esplanada Santa Terezinha · Taubaté
Mozambican singer Ras Soto brings roots reggae, dancehall and ragga muffin to the stage with his band, in a free show celebrating African cultures.
Chácara Municipal · São José do Rio Preto
Free dance party with samba, bolero, foxtrot and forró, in the spirit of the great big-band orchestras, featuring singer Adilson Rodrigues and his quintet.
Bonfim · Campinas
One of the most legendary sound system crews in São Paulo's black music scene celebrates half a century with a warm-up of dance steps and a samba-rock and charme party.
Chácara Municipal · São José do Rio Preto
Former member of Trio Esperança, Evinha revisits "Casaco Marrom", "Teletema" and the album Cartão Postal, rediscovered by new generations, with a seven-piece band.
Centro · Piracicaba
Lenine brings the album EITA to life as a show of music, imagery and poetry, blending new songs with hits rooted in his Northeastern roots.
Centro · Piracicaba
The clown-musicians Tchutchuco, Cuíca and Batatinha put on a show of fun songs and circus interludes that will have you dancing, jumping and singing along.
Jardim Botânico · Jundiaí
Gaúcha singer-songwriter Catto performs the show for her fifth album, Caminhos Selvagens, featuring unreleased songs and standout hits from her career.
Bonfim · Campinas
Black, Indigenous and African artists blend voices, percussion, strings and electronics in a show that connects ancestry and the future.
Centro · Ribeirão Preto
The rapper from Queimados (RJ) presents KM2, an album that blends rap, trap, funk, gospel, drum and bass and electronic music, from "Vale do Silício" to "KIA".
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