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Popular festival · Petrópolis
The Italian culture festival of Petrópolis at the Palácio de Cristal, with Italian food stalls, music, workshops and a masked ball.
In the photo: Petrópolis
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
Once a year, usually in September, sometimes in October.
September/October
Dates change every year: check this year's date before you travel.
The festival
Serra Serata celebrates Italian immigration to Petrópolis and the influence of Italians on the city’s development. It is organized by Casa D'Italia Anita Garibaldi, with support from the city hall, and is part of the official city events calendar.
The Palácio de Cristal is the festival’s hub, with Italian gastronomy stalls offering dishes such as pasta, gnocchi, risotto and tiramisù, musical performances, dances and cooking workshops. One of the most traditional moments is the masked ball. Part of the program takes place in other cultural venues around the city.
Go at night, when the stalls and the Palácio de Cristal stage are operating. The daily schedule, including workshops and shows, is released by the organizers shortly before the festival.
In the city
September/October
June/SeptemberEvery two years, in odd-numbered years; generally in September, sometimes in June. · Every two years
The major book fair of Rio de Janeiro held every two years, with publisher booths, author events, and programming for children and young people.
SeptemberEvery two years, in even-numbered years, over two weekends in September. · Every two years
The music festival at Cidade do Rock, set up in the Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca, with multiple stages and Brazilian and international artists.
OctoberOn Sundays in October, the month of the sanctuary’s patron saint.
The Feast of Our Lady of Penha, at the sanctuary atop the rock in the North Zone of Rio, with masses, processions and the 382-step staircase.
Your questions
It’s Petrópolis’s Italian culture festival, featuring food, music, workshops and a masked ball at the Palácio de Cristal.
Once a year, usually in September, sometimes in October. The dates for each edition are announced by the organizers.
Festivals and events in Brazil
OctoberUsually in the first half of October, for about ten days.
The Rio de Janeiro international film festival, featuring hundreds of Brazilian and foreign films in theaters across several neighborhoods.
October/NovemberOnce a year, across two consecutive weekends between late October and early November.
Itaipava’s music and arts festival, held in the mountains of Petrópolis, featuring multiple stages, Brazilian and international artists, and outdoor programming.
JanuaryOn January 20, the day of the city’s patron saint, which is a municipal holiday in Rio de Janeiro.
The patron saint’s day in Rio de Janeiro, with masses and a procession that carries the saint’s image from Tijuca to the Metropolitan Cathedral in the city center.
February/MarchIn February or March, depending on the Carnival calendar, which changes each year with the date of Easter.
The samba school parades at the Marquês de Sapucaí Sambadrome and the street blocos scattered around the city during Carnival days.
May/JuneIn the days leading up to Pentecost Sunday, 50 days after Easter; therefore it falls in May or June.
Paraty’s most traditional religious festival, with a novena, processions through the historic center, and a solemn Mass followed by a procession on Pentecost Sunday.
June/JulyBetween late June and early July, always including June 29, German Settler Day, a municipal holiday in Petrópolis.
Petrópolis’s German Settler festival, featuring traditional German food and beer, folk dance groups, and events around the Crystal Palace.