Caruaru marks regional day Artists recall folk culture

Oct 8

The complete PrefTV Caruaru tribute marks October 8 Northeasterners' Day through puppetry, cordel, music, the fair and clay art. Mestre Sebá reflects on migration, hardship and living folk heritage. José Urbano credits Northeastern workers in São Paulo and describes a 2009 law creating the October 8 observance, calling it a state measure on air. The narration profiles 98-year-old Onildo Almeida, says A Feira de Caruaru turned 70 this year and was recorded by Luiz Gonzaga. Almeida recalls Gonzaga seeking his city-history song Capital do Agreste, recording it and helping it become nationally known, while recalling prior contact through Rádio Difusora. The report follows Vitalino's intergenerational clay-art legacy through an unidentified family interview and returns to Sebá's welcome. It gives no exact recording or first-meeting date; narration's anniversary and the historian's state attribution remain the source's claims.

On October 8, 2026, TV Brasil airs PrefTV Caruaru's Northeasterners' Day tribute with Mestre Sebá, José Urbano and Onildo Almeida. Artists reflect on migration, identity and living heritage through puppetry, cordel, music, the fair and intergenerational clay art. The historical law and Gonzaga record are separately indexed within the full feature. No physical festival or municipal ceremony is inferred.