Updated on Jan.1, 2012
Nobody need wait until Carnival to enjoy a mega summer event in Salvador, Bahia. The Salvador Summer Festival (Festival de Verão Salvador, Jan.25-28, 2012), the largest annual music event in Brazil besides Carnival, features 100 attractions in a venue large enough for 200,000 people.
"Music City" is the name given to Parque de Exposições de Salvador during the Summer Festival. The park, which covers an area of 90,000 square meters, features several stages and special needs adaptations for the event.
2012 Stages and Lineup:
The event will feature four main stages:
- Palco 2012 (Stage 2012)
The stage measuring 400 square meters will have an HD screen. Rasta, the festival mascot, will be the scenography theme. Among the artists performing on the stage are Claudia Leitte and Eva (Jan.25), Vanessa da Mata, Ivete Sangalo and Tomate (Jan.26), Frejat, Seu Jorge and Chiclete com Banana (Jan.27) and Paula Fernandes and Asa de Águia (Jan.28). - Concha Acústica Faculdade Maurício de Nassau
The festival's bowl will have a greater capacity in the bleachers (5,000) than in 2011. Shows by Vander Lee, Faluja, Detonautas, Geoffrey Chambers and other artists are scheduled. - Casarão do Ritmo
This new space will have a double stage on which samba, forró, pagode, axé and sertanejo (country) bands will perform. Fundo de Quintal, Seu Maxixe, Saia Rodada, Olodum and Araketu are some of them. - Tenda Eletrônica
Swiss DJ and producer Yves Larock is the international headliner at the festival's electro tent, featuring five DJs each night.
Another new area in this edition of the festival will be Espaço Maresia, consisting of four lounges for resting and eating.
Salvador Summer Festival 2012 - General Information:
When: Jan.25-28, 2012.
Where: Parque de Exposições de Salvador - Av. Luiz Viana Filho, Paralela - Salvador, Bahia
Official Website: g1.globo.com/bahia/festival-de-verao/2012
Gates will open at 6 p.m. and shows will start at 7 p.m.
Minimum age for admission: 16
Accessibility:
The venue is specially adapted to make the Salvador Summer Festival accessible to wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility. The changes, such as the addition of concrete ramps, count on input from Abadef, the Bahia Association of People with Disabilities.
Accessible facilities include restrooms, lookout points, parking spots and public telephones.
Tickets:
A full-priced ticket for one night on the main floor costs R$ 94 (prices rise as lots sell out). Passports for all nights are available. Tickets are sold at several places in Salvador and in other Brazilian cities as well. Check the ticket sale page.
Festival dates have been corrected in this article according to updates issued by the producers. Keep up with the latest on the Salvador Summer Festival on the official website.
