Festival Museu do Pontal 50 Years

The Pontal Museum is 50 years old in 2026 and begins the celebrations with a special schedule on August 29 and 30. The agenda brings together the Festival 50 Years of the Pontal Museum, with more than 20 free attractions, and the opening of the exhibition “Véio – The Listening of the Sertão”, the biggest retrospective ever held on the artist sergipeno Cicero Alves dos Santos, known as Veio.

Founded in 1976, the Pontal Museum was consolidated as one of the main Brazilian institutions dedicated to the valorization of the art produced by popular artists from different regions of the country. Currently, the collection brings together more than 10,000 works from about 300 artists from 23 Brazilian states.

The program also marks the five years of the museum headquarters at Barra da Tijuca. Since the opening of the space, the institution has received more than 400,000 visitors, held more than a thousand shows and workshops and promoted 17 festivals, which brought together approximately 80,000 people.

On Saturday (29), the program starts at 10am and continues until the night, with activities for different audiences. Among the highlights are presentations of the Dance group Mineiro Pau Valdemar Madalena, capoeira meeting with Mestre Feinho, visits musiced by the exhibitions and the exhibition of the short film “José Bezerra, Artist”.

The music program will have concerts by Zé Bezerra with Trio Pernambucano, Siba, Edmilson dos Teclados and, ending the first day, Lia de Itamaracá and the Quartet da Ciranda, at 8:15 pm. The singer and composer is recognized as one of the main representatives of the ciranda and is a Vivo Heritage Site of Pernambuco.

Saturday will also feature the presentation of the Reis Folia do Sertão Carioca and the Reis Penitentes Folia do Santa Marta, in addition to the performance Bata-ball Brilhates de Anchieta, inspired by the street carnaval of Rio.

On Sunday (30), the program starts at 10am with activities for babies, music visits and circus attractions. Presentations of The Mirabolante Man Bola, artist Horácio Storani, and clown show Solo Protocol are planned.

During the day, the public will also be able to participate in workshops, attend the documentaries “Cazumbas Artists” and discover cultural manifestations from different regions of the country. Among the shows are Master Solano and Northern Nights, Aturiá and Trio Forrozon.

The music program on Sunday will also have the participation of DJ Nego Sensitive, which features a repertoire inspired by cheesy, technobrega and rock, with references to the culture of the Pará apparatuses.

ServiceTimetable: From 10 h
Location: Museum of Pontal
Address: Av. Célia Ribeiro da Silva Mendes, 3,300 – Barra da Tijuca,
Tickets: Free programming.