Arraial do Pavulagem Institute hosts the 18th Cordão do Galo from Jan 5-11 in Cachoeira do Arari (PA), offering cultural workshops, citizenship actions, and a parade.
Since 2008, it gathers kids, teens, and families for cultural training and Amazonian heritage preservation. Features workshops, experiences, and a street procession finale.
Culture as right and change
Cordão do Galo honors Marajó traditions, women’s empowerment, and environmental education. Part of “Arrastão do Pavulagem – Amazon Culture at COP30”, sponsored by Petrobras via Federal Culture Incentive Law.
The project builds on community listening and exchange, showing culture’s role in social transformation.
Júnior Soares, Arraial co-founder, underscores its social impact.
Detailed schedule
Jan 5-10: Workshops at Irmã Maria das Neves Center (9AM-12PM, 3-6PM): singing, dance, pernaltinhas, percussion, environmental education, creative economy. Music training and “Galo” crafting at Mestre Piticaia Space.
Jan 6: Kids’ Citizenship Circle (5PM). Jan 8: Women’s Tea (4PM). Jan 9: Solidarity Bazaar, Galo Film Screening (5:30PM), waste meeting at City Hall (3PM).
Jan 10: Environmental talk, tree planting, full rehearsal (Matriz Square). Jan 11: Creative Fair (9AM-1PM), parade (9AM, Marajó Museum to Matriz Square), live music.
Details
Venue: Cachoeira do Arari, Marajó Island (PA). Dates: Jan 5-11, 2026. Free entry. Info: @arraialdopavulagem.
Photo: Guto Nunes.
