Arena Conta Zumbi, 60 Years Later

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.

Sixty years after its premiere, Arena Conta Zumbi returns to the stage in a dramatized reading by Núcleo Preto de Artes Afrodiaspóricas, together with Centro Cultural de Capoeira Quem Vem Lá Sou Eu and Black artists from the region.

A milestone of Brazilian drama, the play by Augusto Boal and Gianfrancesco Guarnieri puts at its center the story of Zumbi and the Quilombo dos Palmares.

Source: Sesc Jundiaí. Checked on Nov 2, 2026.
Text automatically translated from Portuguese.