Rio Mayor Authorizes Return of Alzirão Street Festival for 2026 World Cup

Overview

• Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere confirmed Wednesday that the Alzirão in Tijuca is authorized to take place after a Centro de Operações meeting with municipal agencies and the Polícia Militar.
• Organizers had announced the event’s cancellation two days earlier because they could not meet the documentation, safety and logistical requirements demanded by city authorities.
• Before the cancellation, the program listed free pagode performances by Revelação, Clareou and Bom Gosto and those acts are included in the planning now that the event has been cleared.
• The authorization is conditional: officials say final approval hinges on concrete crowd-management, security deployments and site logistics that the Military Police and Prefeitura will coordinate on the ground.
• Alzirão has run since 1978 and typically draws thousands to Rua Alzira Brandão, so its return will restore a major World Cup gathering and is likely to affect local transit, businesses and neighborhood routines in Tijuca.