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Children’s Day Weekend Fills Rio and Brasília With Family Events, Tech Festivals and Mall Attractions

Organizers roll out inclusive, learning-focused options spanning free entry to short-run discounts.

Overview

  • Hacktudo returns to MAM for its ninth edition this weekend with the new Batukando drum experience, robot and drone challenges, VR exhibits and AbleGamers’ adapted consoles, with free tickets reserved online.
  • Rio’s public and community agenda features Fiocruz’s “Fiocruz pra Você,” children’s workshops at Parque Lage and Parque da Catacumba, the Baixo Bebê playground reinauguration in Leblon on Sunday morning, and a Rocinha celebration launching the Miracle Social Fund.
  • Shopping centers across Rio add paid attractions such as Dino Park at Shopping Tijuca (R$50 per hour) and Circo dos Dinossauros at Nova América, alongside free and low-cost activities at NorteShopping and others; BioParque offers children’s tickets for R$10 and unveils the Reino dos Axolotes.
  • Brasília runs free weekend programs at the Zoológico and Planetário, hosts the VideoGameShow at Taguatinga Shopping with gaming stations, VR and eSports (tickets from R$90), and stages a special PicniK festival on Sunday at Praça Lúcio Costa.
  • District Federal malls and venues add family draws including Brasília Shopping’s paint battle (R$25), Venâncio Shopping’s 80s-themed party, JK Shopping’s 5 km community bike ride with app registration, and free theater and activities at Pátio Brasil.