The event includes projections of images at Pedra Furada, postcard of the national park, as well as dance performances
The Serra da Capivara National Park, in Piauí, is the largest and oldest concentration of prehistoric archaeological sites in America. In its rock formations are preserved cave paintings that indicate the human presence in the region for over 50 thousand years, which constitute a monumental open-air museum and will frame the fourth edition of the Opera da Serra da Capivara between 26 and 30 December July. In this period, the Piauí hinterland has sunny days and colder nights, with starry skies.
Postcard of the park, il Perforated stone will receive projections of images that will accompany the music, dance, theater and circus performances on the main stage. But part of the program will also take place at Praça do Abrigo in the city of San Raimundo Nonato, which is a base for getting to know the region. In 2022 the exhibits will honor the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Franco-Brazilian archaeologist Niéde Guidon, who made important discoveries about the origin of the American peoples in Serra da Capibara and placed Brazilian archeology in a prominent place in world research.
PROGRAMMING AND TICKETS
The opening of the festival will take place on Tuesday (26) and Wednesday (27) with free concerts at 20:00 at Refuge square in San Raimundo Nonato. The first day will perform Cátia de França, from Paraíba, who has participated in albums by Zé Ramalho, Lulu Santos, Elba Ramalho and Bezerra da Silva. In the second the stage is by Ostiga Júnior, by Piauí, with its blues and rock versions of Roberto Carlos’ greatest hits.
The shows in the amphitheater of Perforated stoneinside Serra da Capivara National Park, will take place over the next three days, again starting at 19:00. Tickets must be purchased in advance at Sympla: they cost R $ 198 for the first lot (sold out), R $ 246 for the second and R $ 286 for the third. The evening will begin with an opera in homage to Niéde Guidon, followed by a presentation by DJ Gil Preto del Paraná, whose sets mix rhythms from various regions of Brazil.
Starting at 9 pm the musical program varies according to the day. On Thursday (28), Roberta Sá will sing classics from Alcione, Martinho da Vila and Zeca Pagodinho (tickets here). Friday (29) the show is by Cordel do Fogo Encantado, a group from the Pernambuco hinterland specializing in Afro-indigenous rhythms (tickets here). Dona Onete, from Pará, concludes the program on Saturday (30) with Amazonian sounds – in particular bolero, benguês and the “carimbó chamegado”, a rhythm of her (tickets here).
HOW TO GET THERE AND WHERE TO STAY
The closest airports are those of Teresinafrom which it is 570 km San Raimundo NonatoAnd petroline, 300 km. So much Teresina how much petroline they have buses that leave for San Raimundo Nonato. Tickets for the event entitle you to use the vans and minibuses from which they will depart Refuge square Comes from Official parking in Sítio do Mocó for the Serra da Capivara National Park. Those arriving by car will not be able to go directly to the national park, as the entry of private vehicles will be forbidden: it is necessary to leave the car in the Official parking in Sítio do Mocówho will charge R $ 10 for the entire period and travel by van or minibus to the event.
the website of Serra da Capivara Opera House indicates some options for hotels, inns and seasonal rental houses, generally quite simple, in San Raimundo Nonato and in the next Colonel José Dias – look here. Look for other accommodation options on Booking.com.
TOUR
or Serra da Capivara National Park it will operate normally during the festival days, so that the visitor can combine day trips with night shows. The complex is open every day from 6:00 to 18:00 and admission is free. However, you must be accompanied by one of the accredited guides (see a list of all of them here), who charge around R $ 200 per day for groups of up to eight people. They take you through different circuits within the park, the most famous being the Capivara Canyon and the Baixão da Pedra Furada.
Other attractions are Museum of American Man (R $ 20, open Wednesday to Sunday from 1pm to 7pm), which summarizes the region’s discoveries using technology and the Museum of Nature (R $ 30, open Wednesday to Sunday, 1pm to 7pm), more focused on the region’s fauna and flora. Find out more about the national park here.
Source: Terra
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