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Reuters
Reuters
Entertainment
By Steven Grattan and Leonardo Benassatto

Cultural center on wheels brings the arts closer to working-class Brazilians

Kaca Novais, 36, sings and plays inside the cultural bus from the Every Tuesday Festival, in Sao Paulo, Brazil May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

At one of Latin America's largest commuter bus terminals in Brazil's gritty downtown Sao Paulo, 84-year-old Rerizenil de Paula Santos waits on a bus decorated with neon lights and bright graffiti amid the hustle and bustle of rush hour.

It is the 10th time she has boarded this first-of-its-kind project, known as the cultural center on wheels. Its aim: to bring art and music into the lives of busy, working-class Brazilians.

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