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It all began in 1945 when the truck stick-to-macaw from several Northeastern states, came to Camp St. Christopher carrying migrants from northeast to work in construction, which had already guaranteed a place. The meeting of the newly arrived relatives and other countrymen was animated with music and food in the Northeast, leading to the Fair of St. Kitts. During 58 years, the traditional Fair Field remained in St. Kitts, under the trees. In 2003, the barracks were moved into the old pavilion, which was renovated by the City Hall and turned into the Municipal Center Luiz Gonzaga Northeastern Traditions. Today, the Fair of St. Kitts has good infrastructure, cleaning and security, restrooms and parking. There are about 700 permanent kiosks, which offer the various types of northeastern culture, cuisine, handicrafts, trios and forró bands, dance, popular singers and poets, suddenly and string literature. The internal roads were given names of the nine Northeast states (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Maranhao, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe). They were baptized with the names of artists, personalities and regional cities on stage John Valley, Jackson do Pandeiro and Pinto Monteiro and squares Padre Cicero, Frei Damião, Master Vitalino Cascudo Catolé and the Rock. Today, the Fair is a success that attracts around 250,000 visitors per month, in an environment of social integration and approximation of people from different social classes, which meet to share the same taste for the Northeast. From Tuesday to Thursday, the restaurants open for lunch. From 10h to 22h Friday until Sunday, all the stalls operate without interruption, and animated by triads forró bands and concerts repentistas and twine.A piece of the Northeast in Rio de Janeiro. Way to define the Center Luiz Gonzaga Northeastern Traditions, where does the traditional Fair of St. Kitts. There are about 700 permanent kiosks offering various kinds of northeastern culture: typical cooking, crafts, trios and forró bands, dance, popular singers and poets, suddenly and string literature. Visit the Fair of St. Kitts is a program that attracts about 450,000 visitors per month, between tourists and locals. The admission price is minimal and the site offers good infrastructure, with dance floors, stages for shows, 35 restaurants in northeastern cooking, shops selling handicrafts, restrooms and parking. Visiting hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 10-16h, Friday, from 10h to 22h Sunday. Address: Campo de São Cristóvão S/Nº Pavilhão de São Cristóvão - Bairro de São Cristóvão Tel: +55 (21) 2580-0501 http://www.feiradesaocristovao.org.br/ Photo by: Cyro A. Silva

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