one of the most original theatrical festivals in marvelous city, festival dança em trânsito is a theatre and dance festival, organized by rio's own tápias group, which features a number of free performances in the streets and squares of the city - it is a festival that moves through throughout the state, and attracts dance professionals from all over the world, including italy, france and germany.

curiously, the aim of the festival is to interfere in people's everyday lives, by using the city to interact with their performances, including passers-by, who are not just passive spectators, but actors inserted into scenes of the show.