Virada Cultural Explained

Virada Cultural Paulistana is the biggest 24-hour festival in the world, that began in 2005^[1] and occurs annually (usually during the month of May) in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Events at the Virada Cultural include various live music concerts, films, plays, art exhibits, and other cultural activities and performances. In 2019, has a public expectation of 5 million people and will be the biggest edition of the festival ever held. The event will contain more than 250 event venues, and will feature more than 1200 confirmed attractions.

Since 2007, an increasing number of cities throughout the state of São Paulo have hosted their own events under the name Virada Cultural Paulista. All of the activities in the state of São Paulo, including those in the capital, are sponsored by the state Secretary of Culture (Portuguese: Secretaria de Cultura) and attract hundreds of thousands of visitors.

History

The Virada Cultural was inspired by the White Night festivals, like Paris's Nuit Blanche, which are held in a number of cities throughout the world.

Timeline

• 19–20 November 2005 — An investment of R$600 million.^{[2] [3]}
• 20–21 May 2006^{[4] [5]}
• 5–6 May 2007^[6]
• 26–27 April 2008^[7]
• 2–3 May 2009^[8]
• 15–16 May 2010^[9]
• 16–17 April 2011^[10]
• 5–6 May 2012^[11]
• 18–19 May 2013^[12]
• 17–18 May 2014 — Tenth anniversary of the Virada Cultural^[13]
• 16–17 May 2015^[14]

Virada Cultural Paulista

The first Virada Cultural Paulista was held on 19–20 May 2007 in ten cities across the state of São Paulo: Araraquara, Araçatuba, Ribeirão Preto, Sorocaba, São José dos Campos, São José do Rio Preto, Presidente Prudente, Santos, São Paulo, Campinas, and Bauru.

• 19–20 May 2012, the sixth annual Virada Cultural Paulista was held in 27 cities.^[15]
• 25–26 May 2013, the seventh was held in 26 cities.^[16]

By 2014, the statewide event had grown to include events in 31 municipalities over the course of two weekends (24–25 May and 31 May–1 June 2014) with a combined total estimated attendance of 1.4 million people.^[17]

External links

• Virada Cultural
• Virada Cultural Paulista

Notes and References

1. Web site: Secretaria do Estado da Cultura. Governador assina protocolo de intenções da Virada Cultural Paulista. cultura.sp.gov.br. Secretaria da Cultura, Governo do Estado de São Paulo. 13 January 2015. pt. 18 April 2007.
2. Web site: São Paulo terá evento com 24 horas de cultura de sábado a domingo. UOL. 14 January 2015. pt. 17 November 2005.
3. Web site: Sobre a Virada. Notícias da Virada. 14 January 2015. pt.
4. Web site: Virada Cultural 2006. Prefeitura de São Paulo. 14 January 2015. pt. 10 May 2006.
5. Web site: Lazer: Programe-se para a Virada Cultural 2006. saopaulo.sp.gov.br. Governo do Estado de São Paulo. 14 January 2015. pt. 19 May 2006.
6. Web site: Prefeitura de São Paulo divulga programação da 3ª Virada Cultural. Folha de S.Paulo. 14 January 2015. 10 April 2007.
7. Web site: Confira a programação completa da Virada Cultural. Folha de S.Paulo. 14 January 2015. pt. 3 April 2008.
8. Web site: Confira a programação de shows da Virada Cultural 2009. g1.globo.com. G1 São Paulo. 14 January 2015. pt. 13 April 2009.
9. Web site: SPTrans cria linha especial para atender à Virada Cultural. Notícias da Virada. 14 January 2015. pt. 27 April 2010.
10. Web site: Virada Cultural 2011. Notícias da Virada. 14 January 2015. pt. 25 March 2011.
11. Web site: Veja destaques dos palcos da Virada Cultural em São Paulo. g1.globo.com. G1 São Paulo. 14 January 2015. pt. 4 May 2012.
12. Web site: Oliveira. Daiane. Confira a programação da Virada Cultural 2013. Radar Cultura. O Estado de S. Paulo. 14 January 2015. pt. 16 May 2013.
13. Web site: 20 May 2014. Virada Cultural chega à décima edição mais organizada e com novidades bem-sucedidas. 14 January 2015. viradacultural.prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Prefeitura de São Paulo. pt.
14. Web site: Virada Cultural 2015 já tem data marcada para acontecer. Catraca Livre. 14 January 2015. pt. 7 January 2015.
15. Web site: Virada Cultural Paulista 2012. 14 January 2015. pt.
16. Web site: Muchachito y sus Compadres misturam música e arte nos palcos da Virada Cultural Paulista. Secretaria de Estado da Cultura (SEC). 14 January 2015. pt. 10 May 2013.
17. Web site: Virada Cultural Paulista tem mais uma edição de sucesso com público total atendido de 1,4 milhão. viradaculturalpaulista.sp.gov.br. Secretaria de Estado da Cultura (SEC). 14 January 2015. pt. 4 June 2014.