The whole city at one table

Vários bairros · Citywide

Set menus with starter, main and dessert from R$ 59.90 at restaurants in every part of the city. Final days of this edition.

Next: Today R$ 20 to 80

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.

Next: Today Free entry

Bonfim · Campinas

Paulo Betti plays his father, mother, grandmother and other figures from his own life in a play built from texts he wrote as a teenager and newspaper columns.

Next: Thu, Nov 5

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.

Next: Fri, Nov 6 R$ 20 to 80

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.

Next: Fri, Nov 6 Free entry

Alto de Pinheiros · West Zone

Twenty of the city's restaurants set up kitchens at Villa-Lobos Park over two weekends, with barbecue, beer, wine, picnics and live music.

Next: Sat, Nov 7 R$ 20 to 80

Centro histórico · Embu das Artes

The most traditional fair in Greater São Paulo spreads artisans and artists across the squares and streets of Embu's historic center on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, from 9 am to 6 pm. Free admission.

Next: Sat, Nov 7 Free entry

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 7 Free entry

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 7

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 7

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.

Next: Sun, Nov 8 Free entry

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.

Next: Thu, Nov 12

Aparecida · Santos

A dance, music and storytelling performance by Bando Muvuku, a Bantu journey through Black ancestry, moving between gestation, memory and affection.

Next: Fri, Nov 13

Jardim São Dimas · São José dos Campos

Cia Teatro da Cidade tells the true story of Letícia Poletti, committed to the Hospital Colônia de Barbacena, the "Brazilian Holocaust".

Next: Fri, Nov 13

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 14 Free entry

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 14

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.

Next: Sun, Nov 15 Free entry

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.

Next: Wed, Nov 18 Free entry

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.

Next: Wed, Nov 18 Free entry

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.

Next: Fri, Nov 20

Bonfim · Campinas

Silvero Pereira brings to the stage memories of his childhood in Mombaça (CE) to talk about bullying and homophobia against LGBTQIA+ children.

Next: Sat, Nov 21

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 21

Jardim Botânico · Jundiaí

Samba, cumbia, jazz, rap and Afro-diasporic rhythms in the show A Gira by Uli Costa, featuring singer Ellen Oléria.

Next: Sat, Nov 21

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.

Next: Sun, Nov 22 Free entry

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.

Next: Thu, Nov 26 Free entry

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.

Next: Fri, Nov 27 Free entry

Jardim Botânico · Jundiaí

Black artists from Jundiaí and the surrounding region present a dramatized reading of the classic by Boal and Guarnieri about Zumbi and the Quilombo dos Palmares.

Next: Fri, Nov 27

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 28 Free entry

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 28

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 28

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.

Next: Sat, Nov 28