7:00 PM · 'Tesouro Vivo em Concerto' — choro and samba classics in the intimate Dentro do Som series, audience on stage. Tickets R$30/R$15 via Sympla and box office.
Réveillon de Todos, Fortaleza's free city New Year program at Aterro da Praia de Iracema. Announced by Prefeitura de Fortaleza; full Dec 31 line-up was still to be published at check time.
11:00 PM · New Year's Eve headline set at Réveillon Saudade, Praia do Cumbuco, with Petroski. Full open bar and open food premium.
Weekly series
Monday — Segunda-feira Mais Louca do Mundo (Craziest Monday) at Pirata Bar
7:00 PM · Every Monday 7pm-2am. Pirata Bar's legendary live forró night in Praia de Iracema, running since 1987 — live bands play forró and Brazilian dance rhythms to a packed open-air floor.
4:00 PM · Fridays 4pm-midnight. Pirata Bar's second weekly forró session — the intimate cheek-to-cheek pé-de-serra dance night.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday — Live Bands & DJs at Órbita Bar
9:00 PM · Thu-Sun from 9pm. Órbita Bar's standing pattern: Brazilian and international rock/pop cover bands on the big stage, then electronic DJs late. A rock bar in the heart of forró country, by Dragão do Mar.