The Stretch Summer Project comes to its third edition. The program, which takes place every year right after Carnival and goes on until the beginning of March, offers a series of shows, during three weekends, on a floating stage at Porto da Barra. Besides the musical attractions, the project has sport activities and exhibitions of plastic artists, and also representatives of the popular culture.
Shows to please all tastes are part of the project
The musical program at Porto da Barra is called 24 Hour Beach and is divided between the floating stage, in All Saints’ Bay, and the stage on land, at the Discovery Mark at Porto da Barra. The program includes also Crafts and Gastronomy fairs, fashion shows, itinerant theater, cinema, sand sculpture and photography contests at Santa Maria and Santo Antonio forts.
In 2009, the event brought more than 30 hours of music, 12 groups of popular culture and more than 30 plastic artists. In its first edition, Gal Costa was the main attraction and the public was around 150 thousand people, according to the Military Police.
The festival at Porto da Barra includes also the Art Square, where Bahia’s artists paint thematic pictures; a crafts fair; the free cinema of Petrobras and the boat tours around the floating stage.
Infrastructure- The event is supported by 30 state and municipal organs. In partnership with Sebrae, the tourism state organs promote actions with the local businessman, aiming at improving the quality of the services provided to tourists and turning Porto da Barra in a big entertainment and leisure area.
In previous years, Salvador’s City Hall contributed ordering the traffic (Transalvador), public illumination, register of street salespeople, installation of chemical bathrooms and organization.
Check out the complete program of the Stretch Summer 2010:
Opening of the 24 Hour Beach – February 27th (Saturday):
Musical Attractions
- Carlos Gazineu
- Carlinhos Cor das Águas
- Juan e Ravena
- Paulinho Boca
- Filhos de Ghandy
- Caymmi em 3 tempos, with Marilda Santana, Neto Costa and Simone Mota
- Alice Caymmi
- Jussara Silveira and Luiz Brasil
- Aloísio Menezes
Cultural activities
- Popular Culture Exhibition: Burrinhas de Taperoá, Terno de Reis de Tanquinho (Lençóis) and Bonecão Caymmi (Salvador)
- Habeas Band
- Bandstand
- Art Square: space for plastic artists, movies, literary display, autograph sessions and reading
- Itinerant Theater
- Gatronomic space
- Movies
24 Hour Beach – March 6th
Musical Attractions
- Chita Fina
- Noeme Bastos
- Patrícia Costa
- Cláudia Cunha
- Samba das Moças
- Juliana Ribeiro
- Márcia Short
- Isabela Taviani
Cultural activities
- Popular Culture Exhibition: Barquinha de Bom Jesus dos Pobres, Samba de Roda Suerdieck (Cachoeira), Reisado de São Francisco do Conde, Ganhadeiras de Itapuã and Mascarados de Maragogipe
- Didá Band
- Art Square: space for plastic artists, movies, literary display and reading
- Bandstand
- Itinerant Theater
- Gatronomic space
- Movies
24 Hour Beach – March 13th
Musical Attractions
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Fred Dantas Orchestra
- Gerônimo
- Waltinho Queiroz
- Palmyra and Levita
Rumpilezz
Cultural activities
- Popular Culture Exhibition: Congos, reinados e chegança de Cayru, Zambiapunga de Nilo Peçanha, Burrinha de Irará
- Paruano Sai Milhó Band
- Art Square: space for plastic artists, movies, literary display, autograph sessions and reading
- Bandstand
- Itinerant Theater
- Gatronomic space
- Movies
Other attractions
Stretch Summer in Pelourinho
Samba Night – March 5th
Quitanda do saber – March 6th
Forró Night– March 12th
All Saints’ Bay
João das Botas (February 28th)
Saveiro Week (March 2nd to 7th)
Alto do Gantois
Viva Mãe menininha (Gantois’ Festival) – March 6th
Ponta do Humaitá
Sunset (instrumental music with Fred Menendez and guests) – March 7th and 14th
