Rio Travel Info | Rio de Janeiro Events

An integral part of Brazilian culture, the June Festival (Festa Juninia) sees children (and numerous adults) in country-style lumberjack shirts, straw hats, pigtails and painted freckles. You’ll also see folkloric games and dancing alongside fireworks and bonfires throughout Rio.

On this day, military ceremonies commemorate the Allied Victory of World War II, and are presided over by the President of the Republic.

The first Sunday of every month brings observances at the National Monument to the Dead of World War II highlighting Army, Navy and Air Force ceremonies. A marine band accompanies.

Labor Day honors those who through their work contribute to well-being of the city and nation, with various official occasions and sporting events.

National and international exhibitors of different breeds compare notes and compete.