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[2017 edition] Sapucaí Street, Downtown - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais | Brazil

CURA’s second edition was a milestone in the love relationship between the festival and the City of Belo Horizonte. This extra edition celebrated the capital of Minas Gerais’ 120 years. This edition delivered two gable murals to the city, one painted by Argentinian artist Milu Correch and the other by one of the most important names of graffiti in Minas Gerais: DMS. In addition to the paintings, CURA carried out six days of partying in Sapucaí Observation Deck with lots of music. The last day was a celebration for the city’s anniversary when the illumination of the six gable murals painted up to then took place (four in the first edition and two in the second one).

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Art Director and Curator: Janaina Macruz, Juliana Flores, and Priscila Amoni
Executive Directors: Juliana Flores and Priscila Amoni
Production Coordinator: Pedro Valentim and Alessandra Brito
Coordinator of Safety at Heights: Anne Louise/Noar
Manager: Isabel Nogueira and Ivan Caiafa
Illumination: Laser Lumens
Artist: Davi de Melo Santos — DMS
Collaborating Artists: Monk and Bita
Painting Assistants: Drin Côrtes and Fernandinho
Safety at Heights: André Coutinho
Producer at Base: Nath Sol
Artist: Milu Correch
Collaborating Artists: Dic, Doxs, and Pavor
Painting Assistants: David Arranhado and Marcus Vinicius
Safety at Heights: Branca Franco
Producer at Base: Bárbara Schall
Press Officer: Renata Alves
Designer: Alexandre Perocco
Website: Raphael Santos
Communication: Área de Serviço
Social Media Coordinator: Daniel Iglesias
Social Media: Pablo Caldeira
Video Coordinators and Minidocumentarians: Henrique Marques and Bruno Figueiredo
Drone Operator: Caio Flávio
Timelapse: Roberto Staino
Editor: Glaydson Mendes
Media Producer: Tatiana Mitre
Produced by Pública

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[2018 edition] Sapucaí Street, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais | Brazil

CURA’s third edition tried to celebrate every aesthetic of the urban art, mainly calligraphy, which was the founding art of graffiti. The diversity of artists was the high point of this edition. Three gable murals were painted by: Argentinian Hyuro, a great representative of the contemporary mural art; Criola, from Minas Gerais; and Comum, also from Minas Gerais, who used a technique that is very dear to street art: stencil. The fourth gable mural, called Letras [Letters], is composed by the work of 21 graffiti writers from Belo Horizonte. In addition to the collection of giant murals, CURA brought to the festival some important debates, such as the risk of urban gentrification through art and the invisibilization of Black artists. This edition also celebrated the 10th anniversary of Pdf Crew, a group known for their talent on 3D graffiti. The closing party staged a historic concert by FBC and Djonga, which created an engagement with the hip-hop scene that blossomed right next door of Sapucaí Observation Deck, at Santa Tereza Viaduct. An edition to be remembered by every lover of urban art.

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Art Director and Curator: Janaina Macruz, Juliana Flores, and Priscila Amoni
Executive Directors: Janaina Macruz and Juliana Flores
Production Coordinator: Pedro Valentim
Coordinator of Safety at Heights: Anne Louise/Noar
Manager: Maria Carolina Campos
Producers: Sara Cura and Flaviana Lasan
Stage Producer: Paloma Parentoni
Closing Party Partnership: Chacoalha/Híbrido
Artist: Criola
Painting Coordinators: Enivo
Painting Assistants: Marcus Vinicius and Luiz Nascimento
Safety at Heights: Mariana Avellar
Producers at Base: Ana Cecília Assis and Guilherme Lourenço
Artist: Comum
Painting Assistants: Kid, Pablo Santana, Francisco Nuk, Kesa, and Sinikos
Safety at Heights: André Coutinho
Producers at Base: Bárbara Egídio and Paloma Parentoni
Artists: Empena de Letras — Carimbo, Tina Soul, Error, Naice, Nica, Surto, Sinikos, Okay, Goma, Pimenta, Musa, MTS, Bess, Figo, Sake, Hisne, Diva, Tita, Dninja, Fhero, and Kid
Painting Assistants: Sinikos
Safety at Heights: Igor Murta
Producer at Base: Nath Sol
Artists: Hyuro
Painting Assistants: Drin Côrtes and Daniel Jack
Safety at Heights: Branca Franco
Producer at Base: Bárbara Schall
Wall Artist: Pdf Crew
Press Officer: Renata Alves
Designer: Alexandre Perocco
Website: Raphael Santos
Communication: Área de Serviço
Social Media Coordinator: Daniel Iglesias
Social Media: Analy
Video Coordinators and Minidocumentarians: Bruno Figueiredo and Henrique Marques
Drone Operator: Rudah and Caio Flávio
Timelapse: Roberto Staino
Editor: Eduardo Drummond and Glaydson Mendes
Media Producer: Tatiana Mitre
Produced by Pública

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[2019 edition] Diamantina Street, Lagoinha - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais | Brazil

A special edition that took place where culture was born in Belo Horizonte: Lagoinha Neighborhood. Urban art here was a tool to discuss territory and imagine new futures. This edition wanted to be a bridge between the two parts of the neighborhood that is cut through by Antônio Carlos Avenue. At Lagoinha, the festival created an art observation deck at Diamantina Street and delivered four paintings in gables and seven in walls, created mostly by local artists and from other neighborhoods of Belo Horizonte. Adding to the art legacy, CURA Lagoinha also featured ten days of activities with round tables to debate the many layers of such a rich territory, as well as concerts, a street food fair with cooks from the surroundings, some side activities in spaces around, and many encounters.

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Art Director and Curator: Janaina Macruz, Juliana Flores, and Priscila Amoni
Executive Directors: Janaina Macruz and Juliana Flores
Production and Management Coordinator: Bruna Pardini
Gable Coordinator: Pedro Valentim
Coordinator of Safety at Heights: Anne Louise/Noar
Community Facilitators: Filipe Thales and Daniel Queiroga
Producers: Tarsila Goulart, Gika, Ana Cecília Assis, Bruno Lelis, and Tiago Degou
Safety at Heights: Mariana Avellar, Raphael Trad, and Fernando Santana
Artist: Elian Chali
Painting Assistants: Marcus Vinicius and Simon Bussolari
Producer at Base: Bárbara Schall
Artist: Bolinho
Painting Assistant: Pelão
Artist: Zé D Nilson
Painting Assistant: Dayse Nilza
Producer at Base: Viviane Cipriano
Artist: Luna Bastos
Painting Assistant: Bess
Wall Artists: Wanatta, Fênix, Saulo Pico, Nila, Gabriel Dias, Priscila Amoni, and Rupestre Crew
Press Officer: Renata Alves
Designer: Alexandre Perocco
Website: Raphael Santos
Social Media Coordinator: Daniel Iglesias
Social Media: Pablo Caldeira and Iago Oliveira
Photographers: Bruno Figueiredo, Cadu Passos, and Isa Lira
Drone Operator: Pedro Figo
Time-lapse: Roberto Staino
Produced by Pública

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[2020 edition] Sapucaí Street, Downtown - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais | Brazil

CURA’s fifth edition featured the “see you soon” of the festival at Sapucaí Street. Over these four years of history, the street has gone from seldom visited to becoming a touristic point of the city, as well as one of the most vibrant places, with many bars, restaurants, and parties. The urban art observation deck gained four more gables, and the collection now has 14 giant murals. An edition with its particularities during the coronavirus pandemics. The festival owned its name in Portuguese — CURA means cure, healing — and, in a year that was marked by disease, wanted to talk about cure. The festival had two invited curators for the first time: artists Arissana Pataxó, and Domitila de Paulo. Four gable murals were painted, one by an indigenous artist, the greatest contemporary public piece of art until then; and two installations were created, one signed by Jaider Esbell, which was originally conceived for CURA and then took part in several biennials and museums exhibitions, and other manifesto-installations created by five artists. In addition to the works, CURA promoted more than 15 hours of on-line activities. This edition had no in-person encounters, no activities on the streets, but delivered more-than-special pieces of public art that were visited by thousands of people.

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Art Director and Curator: Janaina Macruz, Juliana Flores, and Priscila Amoni
Guest Curators: Arissana Pataxó and Domitila de Paulo
Executive Directors: Janaina Macruz and Juliana Flores
Logistics and Infrastructure Coordinators: Bruna Pardini, Daniel Carvalho, and Felipe Amaral/Produtores BH
Coordinator of Safety at Heights: Anne Louise/Noar
Gable Coordinator: Pedro Valentim
Art Producer: Layla Braz
Infrastructure Producer: Sara Cura
Food and Beverages Producer: Dani Lages
Logistics Producer: Carol Zanoti
Manager: Sinergia Projetos Culturais
Legal Advice: Lúcia Ribeiro e Associados
Artist: Daiara Tukano
Painting Assistants: Fhero, Comum, Jaider Esbell, Kid, Poter, Vira Lata, Nice, Fear, Bess, Lambão, Gabriel Dias, and Kesa.
Safety at Heights: Mariana Avellar
Producer at Base: Bárbara Schall
Artist: Diego Mouro
Painting Assistants: Fênix and Marcus Vinicius
Safety at Heights: Fernando Ribeiro
Producer at Base: Ana Cecília Assis
Artist: Lídia Viber
Painting Assistants: Fhero and Prisca Paes
Safety at Heights: Branca Franco
Producer at Base: Nath Sol
Artist: Robinho Santana
Painting Assistants: Drin Côrtes and Wanatta
Safety at Heights: Leonardo Tunder
Producer at Base: Sam Luca
Installations:
Artist: Jaider Esbell/Entidades
Artists: Célia Xakriabá, Randolpho Lamunier, Denilson Baniwa, Ventura Profana, and Cólera Alegria/ Bandeiras na Janela
Communication Coordinator: Priscila Amoni and Luciana Praxedes
Press Officer: Renata Alves
International Press Officer and Media: Instagrafite
Designer: Alexandre Perocco
Website: Raphael Santos
Communication: Área de Serviço
Social Media Planning: Daniel Iglesias
Social Media Coordinator: Raphael Ribeiro
Social Media: Pablo Caldeira
Video, Teasers, and Minidocumentary Coordinator: Bruno Figueiredo and Henrique Marques
Minidocumentary Screenwriter: Guilherme Lessa
Teasers and Aftermovie: Henrique Marques
Camera Operator: Alan Lopes
Drone Operator: Bárbara Junqueira and Caio Flávio
Timelapse: Roberto Staino
Timelapse and Camera Assistant: Bernard Machado
Editing, Final Cut, and Motion Graphics: Eduardo Drummond
Editing and Final Cut: Matheus Fernandes
Direct Sound: Glaydson Mendes
Photographers: Denise dos Santos and Rafael Freire
Media Producer: Fernanda Vidigal
Produced by Pública

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[2021 edition] Raul Soares Square, Downtown - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais | Brazil

This was the first edition at Raulzona, that is how the festival tenderly refers to Raul Soares Square, the new space of public art immersion in Belo Horizonte. Here the viewer is at the center, they see the works and is seen by them. This edition was conceptually defined by the journey performed by the festival, from the Sapucaí Street Observation Deck until Raulzona. The avenue that connects these two territories of Belo Horizonte is Avenue Amazonas [Amazon], and it was by looking at that great river, which is like a great road that begins in Peru and goes all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, next to Marajó Island, that the curators conceived this edition and invited the artists. The signs from the Marajoara People drawn in Portuguese pavement tiles on the floor of Raul Soares Square and the many symbols and layers of that square also guided the artistic journey of CURA’s sixth edition. At the gable mural located right in Amazonas Avenue, we had the painting by Coletivo Mahku, from people Huni Kuin, from the State of Acre, in the Amazonian territory.

Surrounding the square, still in Amazonas Avenue, a giant kenê was painted on the asphalt by indigenous artists Shipibo, from Peru, Sadith Silvano and Ronin Koshi; at the center of the square, Tainá Marajoara facilitated a great collective healing ritual. CURA went Transamazonian entirely and presented a very beautiful edition that also featured two gable murals by two giants of urban art: Edmun and Mag Magrela, along with an installation by Grupo Giramundo, who celebrated their 50th anniversary that year.

This was the last edition produced by Pública. This edition was a coproduction by Pública and Água, a company that belongs to the other two creators of the festival and that now undertakes the management and execution of CURA. Jana Macruz, Ju Flores, and Pri Amoni continue to act as art directors of the festival.

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Art Directors and Curators: Janaina Macruz, Juliana Flores, and Priscila Amoni
Guest Curators: Flaviana Lasan and Naine Terena
Executive Director: Janaina Macruz and Juliana Flores
Communication Director: Priscila Amoni
FIRST PART TEAM
Financial Manager: Analysa Contabilidade / Sinergia Projetos Culturais
Legal Advice: Lúcia Ribeiro e Associados – Sociedade de Advogados
Production Planning: Bruna Pardini
Production Coordinator: Nath Sol
Artistic Production: Karu Torres
Errands Producer: Sara Borem
Coordinator of Safety at Heights: NoAr – Anne Louise
Logistics Coordinator: Ana Cecília
Architect: Ivie Zappellini
Installation Technical Producer: Maria Leite
Logistics and Foods and Beverages Producer: Dani Lages
Operating Producer: PDR
Operating Assistant: Monge
Management Assistant: Tainá Evaristo
Production Support: Matheus Duarte
Transportation: Colibri
Porters: Juninho – Jowman
Communication Planning: A Firma
Commercial Director: Carolina Herszenhut
Communication Coordinators: Nath Queiroz and Paula Kimo
Social Media Coordinators: Bruna Brandão and Mariana Cordeiro
Social Media: Bruna Brandão, Pedro Saldanha, Débora Rhuama, and Mariana Cordeiro
Advertise Manager: George Faria
Writer: Carol Macedo
Website: Raphael Santos
Design: Alexandre Perocco
Press Officer: Renata Alves
Communication Producer / Audiovisual Erica Hoffmann
Photographers: Cadu Passos and Lucas Bahia
Photography Editor: Vinícius Duarte
Footage and Final Cuts of the Works: Amarantes Filmes | Thiago Souza
Minidoc: Área de Serviço | Bruno Figueiredo (Director) | Guilherme Lessa (Writer) | Glaydson Mendes (Direct Sound)
Series about Territory: Olada Audiovisual | Lucas Campolina and Mariana Andrade (Directors), Rodrigo Ferreira (Sound) and Pedro Hilário (Sound and Editing)
SECOND PART TEAM
Financial Manager: Bruna Pardini / Sinergia Projetos Culturais
Legal Advice: Lúcia Ribeiro e Associados – Sociedade de Advogados
Production Planning: Bruna Pardini
Gable Mural Coordinator: Nath Sol
Coordinator of Safety at Heights: NoAr – Anne Louise and Graziely Helena
Coordinator at Base: Ana Cecília
Architect: Ivie Zappellini
Operating Producer: PDR
Porters: Juninho – Jowman
Communication Planning: A Firma
Communication Coordinators: Nath Queiroz
Social Media Coordinators: Pedro Saldanha
Social Media: Pedro Saldanha and Luisa Lombardi
Videomaker: Thiago Santos | Amarantes Filmes
Writer: Carol Macedo
Visual Identity: Alexandre Perocco
Website: Raphael Santos
Design: Pedro Saldanha
Press Officer: Renata Alves
Media Production: Lola Peroni
Photographers: Cadu Passos and Lucas Bahia
Photography Editor: Vinícius Duarte
Minidoc: Área de Serviço | Bruno Figueiredo (Director) | Guilherme Lessa (Writer) | Glaydson Mendes (Direct Sound)
WORKS
Artist: Mag Magrela
Painting Assistants: Wanatta and Fênix
Safety at Heights: Graziely Helena
Producer at Base: Simone Abreu
Artist: Ed-Mun
Painting Assistants: Tot and Fhero
Safety at Heights: Branca Franco
Producer at Base: Simone Abreu
Artist: Coletivo Mahku — Bane, Kássia Borges, and Itamar Rios
Painting Coordinator: Drin Côrtes
Painting Assistants: Tita and Wanatta
Safety at Heights: Mari Avelar
Producer at Base: Sam Lucas
Ritual-Painting at Asphalt of Amazonas Avenue
Artist: Ronin Koshi and Sadith Silvano
Painting Coordinator: Comum and Marcus Vinicius
Asphalt Painting Advisor: Tiago Maciel
Production: Felipe Amaral and Supla
Painting Assistants: Poter, Alvim, Drones, Ash, Pierre, Fear, Fênix, Sink, Surto, and Sako
Shipibo Artists Interpreter: Dan Macruz
Installation:
Artist: Grupo Giramundo/Gira de Novo
Logistics Coordinator: Hot Apocalypse
Creators: Hot Apocalypse and Ana Flávia
Technical Project: Beatriz Apocalypse and Israel Augusto
Construction: Endira Drumond, Ana Flávia Fagundes, Israel Augusto, and Iara Drumond
Light Project: Ricardo Da Mata
Technical Coordinator: Felipe Amaral
Production: Supla
Assembling and Execution: Raise Eventos
Produced by ÁGUA — Agência Urbana de Arte and Pública