Brazil’s Weekend Culture Planner: Curta Santos Opens as Rio Hosts Museu do Pontal Festival and Gastronomia Preta

Overview

• Curta Santos’ 23rd edition opened at Teatro Guarany with free admission to 59 works, featuring Gabriel Mascaro’s Berlin-laureled O Último Azul and tributes to the film and actor Nuno Leal Maia, with screenings through Saturday, a Fórum Santista on Saturday, and awards Sunday at Quintal do Valongo.
• Museu do Pontal marks four years at its Barra site with the free festival Festas, sambas e outros carnavais, unveiling three exhibitions that refresh 70% of the display and staging shows by Mart’nália, Unidos de Vila Isabel and Tambores de Olokum, plus free shuttle vans from Jardim Oceânico and Terminal Alvorada on both days.
• Festival Gastronomia Preta takes over CCBB’s outdoor area with a food market and concerts by Arlindinho on Friday at 21:30, Olodum on Saturday at 19:30 and Teresa Cristina on Sunday at 19:00, operating Friday evening and all weekend afternoons into the night.
• Rio’s carnival warm-up starts Saturday as Cordão da Bola Preta opens its 107th season with the Feijoada do Bola in Lapa, combining lunch (R$ 40) with performances by the bloco’s band, a samba-enredo group and a DJ, with entry sold via Sympla for R$ 20.
• Next week’s highlights include UCI Day on Monday with tickets from R$ 12 and the opening Tuesday of Frans Krajcberg – Uma semântica da devastação at Caixa Cultural with 39 works, while malls in Goiânia and the Vale do Paraíba roll out Papai Noel arrivals with mostly free activities and some toy-for-ticket exchanges.