Carnival is characterized by parties, public entertainment, masquerade balls and folkloric manifestations. In Brazil, Carnival is traditionally celebrated on the Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday preceding the forty days that go from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday.

These sculptures emerged in the Northeastern culture, more specifically in ribeirinhos (riverside dwellers) of the Middle São Francisco river around 1875–1880 and lasted until 1940, when the cycle of vessels in Brazil ended.

The history of cinema in Pernambuco began in 1922 and was marked by two important moments for Brazilian regionalist cinema: the Cycle of Recife in the 1920s and the Super 8 Cycle in the 1970s.

Círio de Nazaré is a great religious festival begun in 1793, in Belém do Pará, which brings together thousands of romeiros and devotees from all regions of Brazil.

Clay art is a millennial activity which has existed for more than 3,000 years before Christ. In Brazil, its practice is very representative of popular culture.