Concert – Mateus Aleluia

On September 6, the first day of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo , there will be a concert performed by Mateus Aleluia. The event will take place from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the stage of Varanda Bienal, the external area of the Pavilion.

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Mateus Aleluia (1943, Cachoeira, Bahia) is a singer, composer, and researcher of Afro-Brazilian ritualistic musicality, Mateus Aleluia stands out on the world music scene, with his work highlighted by the specialized press in England, France, and the United States. In 2020, he celebrated 50 years of musical career that began in the vocal trio Os Tincoãs, considered a pioneer in consistently bringing to Brazilian popular music the poetic and musical universe of Afro-Brazilian religions such as Candomblé and Umbanda. With sophisticated vocal arrangements, the work of Os Tincoãs is still considered today a unique chapter in the history of Brazilian music. In Angola, where Mateus Aleluia lived for 20 years, he developed his work as a cultural researcher, being recognized for his dedication to research on local cultures. Made a commander in 2019 by Bahia, his home state, he is considered one of the most important cultural figures in Brazil today. In 2020, he was the subject of the documentary film Aleluia, o canto infinito do Tincoã [Aleluia, the infinite song of the Tincoã] and in 2022 he received an honorary doctorate from the Federal University of Recôncavo Baiano. In the same year, his album Afrocanto das Nações – Jêje was nominated for a Latin Grammy.

This concert is offered by Petrobras.

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Concert – Mateus Aleluia
36th Bienal de São Paulo – Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice
September 6, 2025
Saturday, 6:30pm
Varanda Bienal
Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion
Ibirapuera Park, gate 3
Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, s/n
São Paulo, SP
free admission