in addition to performances by troupes from all over brazil, the festival also integrates interactive shows for young and old, workshops, seminars and debates into its program to provide a well-rounded and all-inclusive theatrical experience.

the participants, performers and organizers know better than to take themselves too seriously in terms of content: far from being all drama, the encontro incorporates an eclectic and delightful mix of comedy, music and dance as well.

in december things start heating up, both in terms of the weather and of angra's party schedule - one of the holiest events, in the calendar of angra dos reis, is the festa de nossa senhora da conceição, translated as the feast of our lady of conception, which is a celebration in homage to the patroness of angra dos reis, our lady of conception.