Pontão de Cultura BEATOS

BEATOS is a Culture Hub (Pontão de Cultura) located in the Cariri region, in the southern part of the state of Ceará, Brazil, at the foothills of the Araripe Plateau. Active since 2003, its mission is to preserve, promote, and share the knowledge, arts, and traditions of Brazilian folk culture through cultural projects, educational initiatives, research, and heritage spaces.

Its cultural complex includes the House Museum, the Hill of the Seven Beatos, the Chapel of the Beatas, the Little Memorial of the Boi Mansinho, life-size sculptures representing the Reisado tradition and the Banda Cabaçal of the Aniceto Brothers, as well as spaces dedicated to community engagement, education, and artistic creation, such as the Educational Palhoça, the Courtyard of Tradition, and the Artistic Residency.