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Popular festivals

Bumba meu boi and boi-bumbá

Music, dance and costume tell the story of an ox that dies and comes back to life.

The performance tells, with music, dance and costumes, the story of an ox that dies and comes back to life. In Maranhão, groups split into sotaques, each with its own rhythm and instruments; in the Amazon, the festival became a rivalry between two bois.

Where to go: Bumba meu boi and boi-bumbá

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Parintins AM
Festival dos bois Garantido e Caprichoso, no fim de junho.
São Luís MA
Grupos de bumba meu boi de vários sotaques nos arraiais de junho.