12th CineFest Votorantim
Until Nov 7 FreeVotorantim
Independent short film festival from all over Brazil, with 56 films and free screenings at the Francisco Beranger Municipal Theater. Final days: runs until November 7.
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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Votorantim
Independent short film festival from all over Brazil, with 56 films and free screenings at the Francisco Beranger Municipal Theater. Final days: runs until November 7.
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.
Sumaré · West Zone
A free festival at Unibes Cultural with a Spanish food and products fair, concerts, performances, workshops and activities for kids.
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.
Aparecida · Santos
Clown-reporters roam Sesc with a comedic news coverage, featuring interviews and live bulletins. Free and for the whole family.
Esplanada Santa Terezinha · Taubaté
A free play by Cia. do Despejo about kitchen memories: cornmeal cake with guava jam, bread dipped in coffee with milk, and the dinners of Dona Irene.
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.
Barra Funda · West Zone
More than 100 small producers from across Brazil show cheeses, coffees, flours, sweets and more at the Latin America Memorial. Free entry.
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.
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.
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 · Salto
Rodrigo França reads Shakespeare through the eyes of a Black actor, turning Hamlet's doubts into questions about identity in Brazil. Free performance at Sala Palma de Ouro, in Salto.
Centro · Ribeirão Preto
Coletivo Negro reimagines Machado de Assis with a live band, looking at the violence inherited from slavery. Free admission, at Theatro Pedro II.
Chácara Municipal · São José do Rio Preto
Three days of booths by artists and artisans from Rio Preto and the surrounding region celebrating Afro-Brazilian culture during Black Consciousness Week.
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 · 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 · 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.
Bonfim · Campinas
Chef and journalist Manuel Alves Filho tells the story of Campinas' food, from the city's influences to creations such as torta holandesa.
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 · Ribeirão Preto
An open jam for kids to discover the moves of breaking, the dance of hip hop culture, with the group Zumb.boys. Free.
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.
Centro · Piracicaba
Artisans and producers from solidarity economy initiatives in Piracicaba sell their products at the Sesc gymnasium. Free admission.
Jardim Botânico · Jundiaí
A circus troupe arrives for the show and discovers that a powerful CEO claims to own the arena. Free circus for the whole family.
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