Vila Santa Isabel in Barão Geraldo in Campinas

Campinas is known as Brazil’s Silicon Valley, home to hundreds of computer and telecommunications companies. It contains several universities such as PUC-Campinas, Facamp, Universidade São Francisco and Unicamp and is therefore a region teeming with students. Santa Isabel in the Campinas district of Barão Geraldo is known for its intense cultural activity. At least eight theatre companies are based there some of which grew out of the university scene. Amongst them: Boa Companhia, Sarau, Seres de Luz (Argentinean), Barracão, Grupo Peleja, Grupo Tal, Matula, Grupo do Santo, Semente, and Lume. Lume, runs the Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Teatrais da Unicamp collaborating with theatre institutions in the USA, Denmark, Italy, Portugal and other countries. In addition, in the days leading up to Carnival there is the Feverestival which brings together national and international group as well as over 300 actors, directors and filmmakers for exchanges.