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Projeto Aquarius Returns to São Paulo With Free Open-Air Concert at Novo Anhangabaú

Backed by Brazil’s cultural incentive law, the program showcased Brazilian repertoire to bring orchestral music to a broad street audience.

Overview

  • The Orquestra Experimental de Repertório, conducted by Wagner Polistchuk, performed this afternoon alongside vocalists Frejat, Roberta Sá and Negra Li in central São Paulo.
  • Organizers staged the concert free of charge at 15:30 in Novo Anhangabaú, continuing the project’s mission to merge classical and popular music in public spaces.
  • Setlist highlights mixed Villa-LobosBachianas brasileiras with songs such as Palco, Andança, Malandragem, Segredos, Na puxada da rede, Vai na Fé, Verdade and Você vai estar na minha.
  • Frejat’s participation was kept under wraps until shortly before the show, while Negra Li underscored her São Paulo roots and Roberta Sá praised the energy of singing for an open public.
  • The edition was presented by the Ministry of Culture and Petrobras via the Lei de Incentivo à Cultura, with the State and City of São Paulo as hosts and production by SRCOM, Novo Anhangabaú as official venue and rádio CBN as official radio.