Sarau do Escritório Gala festival

Sarau do Escritório Gala Festival is the commemorative edition of Sarau do Escritório, a space for artistic experimentation which happens since 2013 in Lapa, downtown Rio.

The event has since then become identified with an encounter of artists and culture-makers from all over the metropolitan area, turning into one of the biggest cultural occupations in the city.

In 2014, the Sarau do Escritório Gala started promoting a free cultural marathon of 8 hours, featuring over 100 artists in fours stages. In 2015 and also 2016, the number of artists increased and reached 150, including artists from other parts of Brazil, in 12 hours of activities in the four stages set up on the Luana Muniz Square. Approximately 10 thousand people were reached in its three editions.

In addition to the poetry, which is the main attraction, the program also includes music, dramatic and circus performances, film projections, interventions, exhibitions, book releases, artistic interventions, debates, workshops, clothes selling, fashion shows, video mapping, open mike and a food court of craft food produced by collectives which sell their products at street events.

Sarau do Escritório Gala in numbers
In three editions…
10.000 people attended the Gala.
400 artists were featured performing different kinds of artistic interventions.
Over 100 artists participated in the open mike.
Approximately 30 hours of cultural activities.
Release of over 30 books.
Over 60 exhibitors selling their products.
50 art exhibitions from different states of Brazil.