Discover the Botafogo Tree program for the weekend: lights, fireworks and shows

Discover the program for this weekend

The person who opens work at 5:30 p.m. is the Arruda Groupwhich celebrates two decades and constitutes one of the pillars of contemporary samba in Rio. Under the direction of Gustavo Carvalho, known as Palmito, the group respects the traditions of samba and has won public and critical recognition. He won Talentos do Samba (Ambev) and participated in historic projects such as Samba Social Clube. He praised albums by authors such as Flores em Vida and Banho de Folhas.

Bloco Vem Cá, Minha Flor then performs with her energy and the power of Rio’s street carnival with samba, axe, marchinhas, forró and hits.

Sunday, the presence of Santa’s blockat 4 p.m., with a repertoire of Christmas classics. At the front of the stage, Bom Velhinho appears accompanied by his elf musicians. The group is led by Daniel Pimenta, Santa’s tuba, alongside elves Filipe Paninho (drums), Gabe Pontes (saxophone), Raphael Cardosin (trumpet) and Shanso Araújo (trombone).

Already the Young Camerata of Rio de Janeiro occurs at 5 p.m. With 17 young musicians, between 18 and 28 years old, from the Social Action for Music project and residents of different favelas, it is one of the most relevant young concert music collectives in the country. He has performed on stages such as the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, Sala Cecília Meireles, Cidade das Artes and Rock in Rio, in addition to sharing the stage with artists such as Yamandú Costa, Cláudio Cruz, Lang Lang and Koh Gabriel Kameda. His international career includes tours across Europe, performances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, as well as concerts at the UN, New York and Geneva, as well as the Swiss Charity Award, received in Zurich.

The Enseada de Botafogo Christmas tree will be on the postcard until January 6. The event is free. On Saturdays and Sundays in December, at 7:30 p.m., fireworks are organized.

• Tree lighting: 7 p.m. to midnight
• Water ballet: From 7 p.m., every 30 minutes
• Light show: from 7 p.m., every 30 minutes

• 12/27 (Saturday): DJ Michell, at 5 p.m.
• 12/28 (Sunday): Circus Workshop with the group Circo no Ato, at 4 p.m., and Forró da Taylor, at 5 p.m.
• 03/01 (Saturday): DJ Camila Brunetta, at 5 p.m.
• 04/01 (Sunday): Bloco Que Pena Amor, at 5 p.m.

Gastronomic Village (until January 4)

• Saturday, from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• Sunday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.