special acts such as the mozart group, a group of four musicians classically trained in europe, mix elements of classical music, theatre, and circus for a unique show - the performances are held at various venues throughout the city including the imperial museum, crystal palace, theater dom pedro, rio negro palace, hotel solar empire, and various other locations volunteering their space to lend a hand in one of petrópolis' most popular festivities.

emperor dom pedro iinvited rhineland germans to settle petrópolis and, every year, the city hosts it totally authentic german bauernfest, or the feast of bauernfest german-colonist - the second largest german celebration in brazil.

it occurs in the brazilian winter months of june and july, lending a slightly chillier atmosphere more akin to the famous oktoberfest, taking place in petrópolis in june.