Oktoberfest: funk, pagode and sertanejo will be banned - 21/03/2025

The organization of Oktoberfest, a traditional annual festival held in the Santa Catarina city of Blumenau, announced that it will adopt measures to restrict certain musical genres outside the public's circulation areas. Starting with the next edition, styles such as samba, pagode, forr, sertanejo, and funk will not be allowed on the official program. Internal areas already had this prohibition in previous years. Read more (03/21/2025)