the feira da providência, is a social and cultural initiative that benefits over a hundred communities - riocentro hosts this event for one week, usually in the first half of december, bringing exciting and multiple options of entertainment and shopping, this fair gathers more and more visitors every year, rounding the 120.000 in the 54th edition in 2014.

two pavilions present a variety of areas, such as fashion trends, home décor, culture and education fill one of them and the other covers a market of gastronomy, handicrafts and other typical products from brazil and over 35 other countries - dancing and singing from many countries, imported products at affordable prices, regional produce from all around the country, and many other attractions keep the rio de janeiro crowd expectant for what the fair might bring on each edition.