São Cristóvão Fair

A bit of Brazilian Northeast in Rio.It is a way to define the Luiz Gonzaga Northeast Traditions Centre, where the traditional São Cristovão Fair is held.

About 700 permanent tents offer a sample of Brazilian Northeast culture, such as tipical food, handcrafts, forró players, dance, singers and popular poets and also folk literature. The fair attracts visitors from all over the country and abroad.

Every month about 450 thousand tourists and local people visit it. It is a free-entry place , with a good substructure displaying places for dancing, stages for shows, 35 tipical Northeastern restaurants, handcraft shops, toilets and parking.