Sunday in the Garden presents a show of Brazilian instrumental music with Paulo Rego and Pedro Franco

This Sunday, July 21, the Sunday in the Garden welcomes Paulo Rego (saxophones and flute) and Pedro Franco (guitar and mandolin). In a show marked by Brazilianness, the musicians bring to Rio de Janeiro's Botanical Garden classics of samba, bossa nova, jazz, as well as their own compositions.

Musician, composer, artistic and record producer, Paulo Rego has a degree in saxophone and composition from the School of Music of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He has worked as a saxophone and flute teacher at renowned schools in the city, as well as having played with great artists such as Gonzaguinha, Alceu Valença, Oswaldo Montenegro, João Donato, Wanda Sá, Carlos Malta, Victor Biglione, and in orchestras, including UFRJazz.

A native of Porto Alegre, Pedro Franco is a composer and arranger. The musician moved to Rio de Janeiro in 2010, where he still lives today, and did his Bachelor's Degree in Guitar at UFRJ. In 2017, he released his first album “Pedro Franco” and was nominated as a Revelation for the Brazilian Music Prize. He currently collaborates with artists such as Maria Bethânia, Zélia Duncan and Roberta Sá.
The show takes place in front of the bust of Dom João, in the arboretum, at 11am. The performance is free. Visitors only pay the entrance ticket to the arboretum. In the event of rain, the performance will be moved to the Galpão das Artes.

Service: Sunday in the Garden - Paulo Rego and Pedro Franco
Date: Sunday, July 21, at 11 a.m.
Free (visitors only pay the entrance ticket to the arboretum)
Venue: in front of the bust of Dom João
Rua Jardim Botânico, 1008
Tel: (21) 3874-1808

Rua Jardim Botânico, 1008
Tel.: (21) 3874-1808
Entrance ticket
Visitors living in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area: R$ 18,00
Visitors living in Brazil: R$ 29,00
Foreign visitors from Mercosur: R$ 55,00
Foreign visitors: R$ 73.00

Children up to 5 years old are free. Students, people with disabilities and people over 60 are entitled to half-price entrance tickets on presentation of a supporting document.

Payment at the box office in cash only. Tickets online at jbrj.eleventickets.com with pix or credit card.