Thursday Music Night with the Nova Banda Jovem from Hortolândia
Nov 5 FreeJardim Amanda · Hortolândia
Free closing night of Hortolândia's Cultural Week, featuring the Nova Banda Jovem and piano students from the municipal music school.
São Paulo · Today
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Jardim Amanda · Hortolândia
Free closing night of Hortolândia's Cultural Week, featuring the Nova Banda Jovem and piano students from the municipal music school.
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.
Centro · Jundiaí
Two duos from the city bring a free country music night to Jundiaí's central square: Guilherme e Amanda and Nando e Rogério.
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.
Cidade Nova II · Indaiatuba
Free final of the Indaiatuba band festival, with 20 finalists and performances by Massacration on Saturday and Supla on Sunday.
Centro · Piracicaba
The main night of the PiraCuir festival brings together slam, DJs, a vogue ball and the Jaloo Hits show at Barracão 14 in Engenho Central. Free admission.
Centro · Ribeirão Preto
A free night of samba and popular music at Theatro Pedro II, featuring the samba school Bambas, Batuka Nega, Banda Quarta Pele and Fernanda Marx.
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.
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.
Vila São Luiz · Limeira
Free concert by the Limeira Symphony Orchestra inside Igreja Sagrada Família, in Vila São Luiz.
Santana de Parnaíba
Free show celebrating Santana de Parnaíba's 446th anniversary at Barragem Edgard de Souza, featuring Alexandre Pires, Duany, Danilo Gomes and Melissa e Milena.
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.
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.
Centro · Campinas
On the eve of November 20th, the Campinas Symphony Orchestra performs Gershwin, Djavan in a symphonic arrangement, and Carlos Gomes' O Guarani. Free, no invitation needed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Parque Jambeiro · Campinas
Free outdoor concert featuring soundtracks from Harry Potter and Frozen, West Side Story, opera excerpts, Libertango and Marisa Monte. Made with kids in mind.
Jardim São Paulo · Americana
Free jazz festival in a square in Jardim São Paulo, in Americana, opening with the Banda Municipal Monsenhor Nazareno Maggi.
Bonfim · Campinas
Black, Indigenous and African artists blend voices, percussion, strings and electronics in a show that connects ancestry and the future.
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