Fafá de Belém Plays Rio for Under US$1, Tickets Open Wednesday
Rio de Janeiro · MUSIC
Key Facts
—Date: Tuesday 25 August 2026, 6.30pm, at Teatro João Caetano in central Rio.
—Price: R$5 full, R$2.50 half — about US$0.96 and US$0.48.
—On sale: Wednesday 19 August, through the Funarj website and the theatre box office.
—The show: Piano e Voz, marking 50 years of her recording career.
—The singer: Fafá de Belém, from Pará, a leading voice of Amazonian music and MPB.
—The venue: Praça Tiradentes, Centro, on Rio’s historic square.
One of Brazil’s best-known singers marks 50 years on stage at a state-run theatre in central Rio. The ticket costs less than a bus fare.
Fafá de Belém brings her Piano e Voz show to central Rio on Tuesday 25 August, at 6.30pm. Tickets cost R$5, about US$0.96, and go on sale on Wednesday 19 August.
What the concert is
Fafá de Belém is marking 50 years of her recording career. The Rio date is called Piano e Voz, and it is built around exactly that: her voice and a piano.
The name is borrowed from her 2002 album. O Globo’s Rio Show guide reported on 17 August that the set draws on career hits alongside songs from that record.
She turned 70 on 9 August, sixteen days before the concert.
Rio Show, O Globo’s entertainment guide, carried the announcement under a headline naming both the price and the sale date. That is unusual placement for a R$5 ticket, and a fair signal of how quickly it is expected to go.
How to get a ticket, and when
Sales open on Wednesday 19 August through the website of Funarj and at the Teatro João Caetano box office. Funarj is the Rio de Janeiro state arts foundation, which runs the theatre.
A full ticket is R$5, or about US$0.96 at the rate of R$5.2012 to the dollar quoted on 17 August. The half-price rate, R$2.50, works out at about US$0.48.
No opening hour has been announced for either the website or the box office. At this price, going early is the safer plan.
The half-price rate is what Brazilians call meia-entrada, a discounted ticket the country’s venues are required to offer to certain groups. Who qualifies is set out at the point of sale, so check before you queue.
Who Fafá de Belém is
She is a singer from Belém, in the northern state of Pará. She is also one of the best-known voices of música popular brasileira, the tradition usually shortened to MPB.
Over five decades she has carried the music of the Amazon region to audiences across Brazil and abroad. For a visitor, this is the kind of name Brazilians grew up hearing on the radio.
Fafá de Belém’s voice is the one many Brazilians associate with Pará itself, and with the Amazon beyond it. She has spent fifty years moving between that repertoire and the national songbook.
The venue, and why the price is so low
The Teatro João Caetano sits on Praça Tiradentes in Centro, the old heart of Rio. It is a public theatre, part of the Funarj network.
The show is billed at preços populares, or popular prices. That is how Rio’s state theatres describe a subsidised rate meant to keep the room open to everyone.
Praça Tiradentes is one of Rio’s oldest public squares, ringed by nineteenth-century facades and two working theatres. It is a part of the city most visitors pass through by day and rarely see at night.
Practical notes for visitors
Praça Tiradentes is served by the Carioca and Presidente Vargas metro stations, both a short walk away. Centro empties out after office hours, so plan the return trip before you go.
A 6.30pm start is early by Rio standards, which suits anyone who would rather not cross the city late.
One anniversary, several stages
The Rio concert is one date in a wider anniversary run under the banner FAFÁ 50. G1 Pará reported on 13 August that the DJs Will Love and Natesquema had been confirmed for one of the anniversary shows.
Folha’s guide has listed a São Paulo date at the Cine Joia. A separate staging, Fafá de Belém, o Musical, has been announced for the Theatro da Paz in Belém.
Each is its own event with its own tickets and prices. The R$5 rate applies to the Teatro João Caetano date only.
What to expect on the night
Piano e Voz is the least elaborate format a singer can choose, and the most exposed. There is no band to hide behind and no production to carry the room.
For a foreign listener who does not follow the lyrics, that is arguably the better introduction to Fafá de Belém. What carries is the voice, and the audience singing back at it.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the Fafá de Belém concert in Rio de Janeiro?
Tuesday 25 August 2026 at 6.30pm, at the Teatro João Caetano on Praça Tiradentes in central Rio de Janeiro.
How much do tickets cost and where are they sold?
A full ticket is R$5, about US$0.96, and the half-price rate is R$2.50, about US$0.48. Sales open on Wednesday 19 August through the Funarj website and at the theatre box office.
Who is Fafá de Belém?
She is a Brazilian singer from Belém, in the state of Pará, known for five decades of música popular brasileira. She turned 70 on 9 August 2026.
What is the Piano e Voz show?
It is a stripped-back concert of voice and piano named after her 2002 album. The set combines songs from that record with hits from across her 50-year career.
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