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Léo Santana’s Rescheduled 20-Year Recording Begins After Three-Hour Delay in Salvador

City authorities enforced access controls to keep the free recording safe under a rain alert.

Overview

  • The show proceeded Sunday after a postponement on Thursday that followed recommendations from the Fire Department and the Salvador municipal government due to heavy rain.
  • Staged at Praça Maria Felipa as a free audiovisual project, the event marks a solo retrospective of Léo Santana’s two decades in music.
  • Organizers set three public entry routes via Elevador Lacerda, Avenida Contorno and Terminal da França, with road closures, fixed and mobile barriers, and Polícia Militar bag checks at entrances.
  • Inmet kept Salvador under a yellow alert with cloudy skies, chance of showers and thunderstorms, up to 50 mm of rain per day and winds of 40–60 km/h.
  • The performance started roughly three hours late after crowd frustration and countdown delays, and Lore Improta publicly showed support at the recording.