Cazarré Says Criticism Drove Interest in His Men’s Event After Backlash

Overview

• Juliano Cazarré announced “O Farol e a Forja” on Wednesday, a three‑day in‑person course set for July 24–26 in São Paulo.
• The plan drew swift pushback from actresses Marjorie Estiano, Cláudia Abreu and Elisa Lucinda, who linked its rhetoric to Brazil’s high femicide rates and called it a “discourse that kills women.”
• He has not answered critics one by one, instead telling columnist Mônica Bergamo the outcry “did me a huge favor” and that the event “exploded.”
• Organizers list three tracks covering career and legacy, family and men’s health, and a spiritual day with Mass, prayer and what he calls a “spiritual battle,” with speakers such as psychiatrist Ítalo Marsili and actor Nelson Freitas.
• The event remains on the calendar as reactions are shaped by Cazarré’s conservative Catholic profile since 2018 and a wider fight over gender roles in Brazil’s arts and social media.