Fortaleza-Area Passion Plays Scale Up With New Venues, Star Casts

Overview

• Pacatuba's Passion of Christ, which has already opened its 2026 edition, runs main performances this week with four sessions across three nights at the new Parque da Paixão on the CE-060.
• The Pacatuba cast features Malvino Salvador as Jesus, Humberto Martins as Pontius Pilate, and TV host Niara Meirele as Mary.
• Eusébio will stage its production at Eusebelém after renovations that raise seating to about 10,000 per night, with big screens outside to reach roughly 30,000 people over two nights.
• The Eusébio cast includes Regiane Alves as Mary and Felipe Diógenes as Jesus, with musical guests Solange Almeida and the Portuguese singer Yasy.
• Both events are free and city-led, bringing in hundreds of local performers in Pacatuba and about two thousand staff and artists in Eusébio to blend faith, culture, and local commerce.