Festival Bananada Archives

This is a banner for a review of the Arena stage from The Bananada Festival. Image courtesy of the festival organizers.

Festival Bananada 2026 Review – The Arena

September 30, 2026 by Pedro Lima

On the weekend of August 21st, the Festival Bananada moved from multiple venues to the Centro Cultural Oscar Niemeyer, a traditional multicultural center in the city. The arena, the name of that space, hosted the most hyped bands and acts, drawing a massive crowd to the festival after a seven-year …

This is a bannaer for a review of Festival Bananada. Image courtesy of the festival organizers.

Festival Bananada 2026 Review – The Showcases

September 30, 2026 by Pedro Lima

In 1999, Fabrício Nobre created the Festival Bananada in Goiânia, Goiás, a city near the country’s capital, Brasília. Despite its proximity to the center of Brazil, the town was not a place where bands, especially Rock and Punk bands, would play. The festival surged as part of the counterculture movement, …