Overview
- Carnatal opened in Natal on December 5 at Arena das Dunas with Bell Marques, Saulo Fernandes and Grafith, with local reports citing an expected turnout of about 130,000 over three days.
- Rio’s Trem do Samba is set for Saturday with free departures from Central do Brasil to Oswaldo Cruz in exchange for a 1 kg food donation, featuring Roberta Sá, Leci Brandão and Dudu Nobre across multiple stages.
- The Orquestra Petrobras Sinfônica is offering free holiday concerts, including a “Concerto de integração” at the Church of Candelária and a performance at the Lagoa tree lighting with singer Analu Pimenta.
- The Novas Frequências festival closes in Rio with Metá Metá at Circo Voador on Sunday, wrapping a week of installations and performances across the city.
- Fortaleza released its two-day, multi-pole Réveillon lineup for December 30–31 with acts such as Wesley Safadão, Claudia Leitte, Luan Santana and Xand Avião, projecting over 1.5 million people at Iracema and an economic impact of R$ 3.6 billion.