Cultivate Resistance Festival
April 3-5, 2026
Semente Negra (Estrada do Una, 3600)
Peruíbe, São Paulo, Brazil
https://cultiveresistencia.org/festival/
Recreating new worlds is possible all the time!
The Cultivate Resistance Festival is a multicultural, libertarian gathering that takes place at Semente Negra, a political and cultural space located in the middle of the Atlantic Forest in Peruibe/SP.
The Festival will take place on April 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2026. It will be three days of dialogues, lectures, workshops, debates, shows, distributors, moments of sharing, learning, teaching, reflection, and action. Come build with us!
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Schedule closed!
The 2026 Festival program is finalized!! We already have the dates, times, and locations at Semente Negra where each activity will take place. The program is incredible and inspiring. Check it out at the link below!
Check it out!
Tickets and buses to the Festival!
The first batch of tickets is already on sale here on the website at a promotional price. In addition to the tickets, a chartered bus will depart from São Paulo city to Semente Negra (round trip).
SCHEDULE
It will be 3 days in the heart of the Atlantic Forest, with many activities, from workshops, lectures, discussion groups, shows, cultural presentations, dialogues, vegan food, camping, socializing and much more.
The program is amazing and we are very happy to share this moment with you.
Come and be a part of these 3 inspiring days as we recreate new worlds!
GET TO KNOW THE SPACE
Semente Negra is a cultural space managed by the Cultive Resistência collective, which since 2018 has been constantly building a welcoming space in a small location in Juréia-Itatins in Peruíbe/SP, a place with a history steeped in struggle and resistance.
Semente Negra is an anarchist space that believes in direct action as the main tool for radical change. Believing that direct action is what we do with our own hands, we propose the existence of an environment where every rebellious being, whether declared or not, can group together with other rebels and have space for diverse discussions, practices, and struggles, including anarchism, feminism, veganism, permaculture, punk, the anti-racist struggle, LGBTQIAPN+ struggles, where we can manage a space to support popular struggles, a space that uses music as a form of propaganda and artistic expression, that offers film screenings, shows, a rehearsal studio, a screen printing workshop, a graphic design studio, promotes workshops, lectures, and debates, and that is organized through consensus and horizontality, promoting knowledge, self-knowledge, rebellion, ideas, respect, exchanges, and experiences.
Semente Negra (Black Seed) is a space for practices and learning based on experience. A laboratory and, at the same time, a strengthening of knowledge, challenging market logic, establishing new relationships between ourselves and other beings, creating alliances with other groups and communities that wish to build a truly free world, far from the logic of capitalism and without oppression. Semente Negra is a focus of resistance and struggle!
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD
During the 3 days of the Festival you can camp at Semente Negra or look for accommodation near the festival. The camping area has toilets and showers, some power outlets, and all the support provided by the event itself.
We do not provide a kitchen, stove, refrigerator space, or utensils. Camping is free for those participating in the festival.
During the 3 days of the Festival, we will have the Semente Negra kitchen with delicious dishes prepared with great care, compassion and inspiration.
Our kitchen is vegan, without any ingredients of animal origin, and we strive to use vegetables grown by the local community. It's also a self-managed kitchen.
HOW TO GET THERE
Semente Negra is located amidst the Atlantic Forest near the Júreia Itatins Ecological Reserve, in the city of Peruíbe, on the southern coast of the state of São Paulo.
The Júreia Itatins Ecological Reserve is one of the important remaining fragments of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, maintaining one of the most beautiful and important areas for the preservation of fauna and flora. The entire region is permeated by beaches, rivers, waterfalls, and one of the most biodiverse forests in the world.
To reach the Black Seed:
Address: Estrada do Una, 3600 – Guaraú – Peruibe/SP
SCHEDULE
We are happy to share this incredible and inspiring program for the 2026 Festival. Check out the dates and times and plan accordingly!!
Secure your ticket and learn more about the bus departing from São Paulo by clicking here.
Friday – April 3rd
10am – Opening
12:00 PM - Lunch
1 PM – Takuá Space
Sharing of Original Audiovisual Projects from Arts Research: Embryo eXfera hYbrida
With Edelsioela Denecir and Alec Knut
Exhibition of Original Audiovisual Projects from arts research: Embryo eXfera hYbrida – Short Film and Video Dance, with a Roundtable Discussion: “Recognition of the surroundings and what returns” related to the works in each exhibition.
1 PM – Saruê Space
Debate and Workshop on Black Bloc tactics, popular self-defense, and direct action.
with Entropia Underground Collective
Debate and Workshop on Black Bloc tactics, explaining what it is, how it originated and its purposes, forms of action, tactics and methods of self-defense, direct action, anonymity, security, distraction, positioning, environmental awareness, use of equipment and objects for security and privacy (balaclavas, protective glasses, helmets, etc.), among other discussions on the subject, in order to guarantee the safety of Anarchist, Antifascist, Communist and sympathizer demonstrators and activists, so that they can advance agendas of popular mobilization in street actions, reducing harm and dangers in the face of police and legal repression and persecution by the State.
1 PM – Urutau Space
Workshop – Weaving an ocean of ideas, mending the world we want
with Fabiana and Thompson
The workshop proposes the idea of reusing, recovering, and remaking the world we want. Using recycled fishing ropes collected on the beach (especially in her home area, Boqueirão Sul in Ilha Comprida, a protected area on the southern coast of São Paulo), Fabi aims to teach how to weave utilitarian and decorative pieces using circular basketry techniques. The goal is to show the possibility of reusing materials that are discarded in today's world, which, for us, represents reconstruction. Thus, during the workshop, a conversation about reusing materials and restoring clothing will be proposed. Zines teaching how to restore clothing will also be distributed.
3 PM – Takuá Space
Screening of the video manifesto from the V FAF – POA + Roundtable Discussion on Geturification and Necropolitics
with Lui Apollo and Pam Tiê
A roundtable discussion on gentrification and necropolitics based on the video-manifesto produced by the organizing collective of the 5th Anarchist Feminist Fair of Porto Alegre. During the discussion, we aim to encourage the exchange of ideas and accounts about the offensives occurring in different territories, considering their similarities and particularities, as well as forms of conspiracy and resistance.
3 PM – Saruê Space
Roundtable discussion – Psychological suffering and capitalism: the politics of fear.
with Alessandro de Oliveira Campos
The relationship between neoliberalism, the State, and mental suffering is at an advanced stage, where capitalist practices continue to prioritize profit and concentration over all forms of life. The politics of fear are firmly established in current times. The predicted catastrophe is continuously fueled, causing fear, apathy, and stagnation. Fear and power go hand in hand, and the emotional plague is chronic. One no longer dreams because one no longer sleeps. According to data from the World Health Organization, Brazil is the most anxious country in the world and one of the most depressed. Approximately 9.3% of the Brazilian population suffers from anxiety, and depression affects 15.5% of Brazilians throughout their lives, with the impact of the pandemic increasing cases of mental disorders by 25%. Absences due to mental disorders hit a record high in 2024, with more than 470,000 cases. About 30% of workers suffer from Burnout Syndrome, and in the population up to 35 years old, these data are even more alarming. How did we get to this point? What can be done in the face of this scenario? What kind of health is possible through libertarian paths? The crossroads demands courage to sustain paradoxes, understand limits, and align what we think, feel, and do as something crucial for critical and resilient mental health.
3 PM – Urutau Space
Roundtable Discussion – Anarcho-Kuir Revolt Picnic * Queer Negativity and Other Ills
with Anarkokuir Revolt
We propose a conversation to think together about other ways of life, questioning society and raising issues for the LGBTQIA+ movement and for anarchists. Our intention is, by combining anarchism and queer, to radicalize queer and anarchism. Furthermore, we propose considering other forms of coexistence among living beings, challenging the more traditional perspectives of queer ecology.
We are a group of anarchist queers, transvestites, trans people who have come together against assimilation, excited and sharing a queer, anarchist perspective and an interest in another ecology, another negativity, and having a common object of struggle: the end of this world, the death of this society.
WE ARE THE ILLS OF THIS SOCIETY
LONG LIVE ANARCHY!
ANARKOKUIR REVOLT
5 PM – Takuá Space
Roundtable discussion – Let's talk about gender?
with Seby Montaldo
A horizontal discussion about gender issues, their unfolding and intersections. In this conversation circle, we share knowledge and doubts about gender issues, which allows us to see the oppressive structure that Cis Normativity sustains, a structure that rewards the control of certain bodies considered abnormal and therefore susceptible to abuse and violence on multiple levels. We are denied the possibility of seeing this structure because by understanding it we can fight it. The conversation circle then presents itself as a tool for collective self-literacy and a technology that encourages the search for knowledge and radical structural changes.
5 PM – Saruê Space
Workshop – Playing with the body, Disobeying time
with Pam Tiê Fogaça Lopes
This workshop proposes theatrical games as practices of freedom. Through these games, children and adults are invited to create images and experiments, playing with the body, space, and time. During these creations, participants are encouraged to create other worlds and other ways of existing collectively. Theatrical play offers the possibility of listening, collective cooperation, and imagination, making play an exercise for life, creating time and space for sharing dreams.
5 PM – Urutau Space
Handpoke Workshop
with Sea Revolt
Tattoo WITHOUT a machine? Learn the fundamentals of handpoke, from biosecurity and asepsis, necessary materials, types of needles and inks, workstation setup, and poke techniques with @revolta.tattoo. Understand why handpoke is less aggressive on the skin (and therefore hurts less and heals faster). Much more autonomy for your art, without the need for machines, power supplies, and cables. Limited spots available (8 people). Attention: for biosecurity reasons, we will not tattoo live skin. Tattoos will be done on fruit peels.
7 PM – Takuá Space
Listening Circle – IKTEC – Kuikuro Institute of Technology
with Rodrigo Nini
We recently founded IKTEC – the Kuikuro Institute of Technology – and we would like to hold a roundtable discussion to hear people's opinions on the topic of technology accessibility for Indigenous villages, and how this path can be followed. This would be another opportunity to listen to the festival community about the Ancestral Future and our role as urban communities in this process. Unfortunately, bringing the village from the Xingu Indigenous Territory would be complex (financially), but not impossible. Therefore, the Brazilian Academy of Visionary Art will facilitate the discussion, presenting IKTEC's current achievements and principles, and listening to the feelings of each person present regarding the care and visions that connect to this journey initiated by the Kuikuro village.
7pm – Saruê Space
Performance – To the Walls That Surround Us! Act 2 Closing the Cycle
with Alysson Gudu
The national launch of the book *Aos Muros Que Nos Cercam* (To the Walls That Surround Us) and its accompanying performance premiered at the 2025 festival, symbolically marking the birth of this poetic action. Since then, the work and the performative gesture have traversed different territories, passing through São Paulo (capital), Rio de Janeiro (capital), Belo Horizonte/MG, Ouro Preto/MG, Divinópolis/MG, and other locations, building a path of listening, confrontation, and sharing. Now, Act 2 returns to the festival as a symbolic space to close this cycle. Closing the journey where it began is not repetition: it is affirmation. It is poetry returning to its point of origin to transform itself, carry the marks of the path, and give back to the collective everything that was strained, amplified, and rewritten on the walls of the cities. In this action, Alysson Gudu presents poetry as a political gesture and a tool of friction. The walls—physical, social, and subjective—cease to be merely limits and become a surface of dispute, memory, and insurgency. The performance articulates word, body, and city, summoning the poetry of resistance as a living, direct, and untamable language. Act 2: Closing the Cycle is not a silent end, but a conscious closure: a rite of passage that reaffirms the book *Aos Muros Que Nos Cercam* (To the Walls That Surround Us) as a work in motion and poetry as a collective practice of confrontation. At the festival, the action is consolidated as a symbolic gesture of return, concluding the cycle of presentations and reaffirming the street, the wall, and the encounter as essential territories of poetic creation and resistance.
8 PM – Saruê Space
Razallfaya – São Paulo/SP
Razallfaya's sonic identity is Forró Pé de Serra in its most visceral essence. The trio celebrates the artistic power of a Black and Northeastern Brazilian culture that resists time and asphalt. Amidst the horns and concrete, Razallfaya offers a rhythmic refuge: a sound that embraces the weary body and reaffirms the existence of those whom the city tries to silence.
9 PM – Saruê Space
Dead Meat – São Paulo/SP
Carne Morta is a punk band formed in 2025 in the city of São Paulo, with diverse influences within the punk spectrum. The group presents a raw and energetic sound, accompanied by poetic lyrics that move between the political, the social, and the personal.
10 PM – Takuá Space
Resistance Cinema
Community Short Film
During the Cultivate Resistance Festival, Cine Curta Comunidade presents the Cine Resistência initiative, with evening screenings on the 3rd and 4th of short films produced by festival participants. The idea is to discover these wonderful works, have discussions, get to know each other better, and strengthen the audiovisual sector that resists. Bring your short film to the discussion! On a USB drive, computer, cell phone, or via the link.
Saturday – April 4th
8am – Breakfast
9am – Takuá Space
Autonomous Tai Chi Chuan
with Thomas Martinell
Tai Chi Chuan for libertarian people! An introduction to the martial art and meditation in motion, known for its physical and mental health benefits, and the philosophy behind it, Taoism, which has many intersections with Anarchism and seeks to help people connect with the Earth and live in harmony with nature.
9am – Saruê Space
Workshop – Herbs that heal, memories that endure
with Simone Takuá and Aua Nimboeté – Flora Tupi
Herbs that heal, memory that endures – In this workshop, we will rediscover the ancestral art of herbal remedies, medicinal preparations that have cared for the body, mind, and spirit for centuries. Much more than just herbal mixtures, these remedies represent the resilience and wisdom of the forest, inherited from indigenous peoples and enriched by African influences throughout our history. From an indigenous perspective, we will learn to connect with plants, understanding their properties and how they release their healing power when combined with water, wine, or cachaça. Come learn how to prepare your own herbal remedy for strengthening and prevention, keeping alive the tradition of those who have always known that nature is the greatest pharmacy that exists.
9am – Urutau Space
Experience – Birdwatching with a chat about the birds of Guaraú and Peruibe.
with Fabio Barata
Birdwatching in Peruíbe-SP: Fabio presents an overview of the history of birdwatching in Brazil and in Peruíbe, as well as sharing practical observation techniques during a guided field trip, covering visual and auditory identification, species behavior, field ethics, and proper equipment use.
Fabio Barata is a businessman and birdwatching guide with over 21 years of experience in the field. He has been working in Peruíbe for 17 years, especially in Guaraú and the surrounding area, receiving birdwatchers from Brazil and more than 25 other countries.
10am – Takuá Space
Self-Defense Clinic
with Adriana Correia and André Vieland
The aim is to introduce participants to self-defense techniques for potential combat. The mixed techniques class will be taught by Adriana Correia, a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and Judo, who teaches children and women's groups on the south coast of São Paulo, and André Vieland, a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu, professor and creator of the Liberta JJ project, which has had as its premise from the beginning to make the mat a welcoming and safe environment, free from prejudice and oppression.
Adriana has been training since 2005, when she experienced violence and decided that no one would touch her again without her permission.
André has been training since 2007 and was introduced to the mat by a friend who believed that fighting could make him feel more confident and calm.
Both see the tatami mat as a powerful tool for self-knowledge and empowerment to live in a society that oppresses us daily.
11am – Saruê Space
Chat: urban mobility, queer bodies and dissidents occupying the streets
with Camila Visentainer and Leticia Yuri Nakano
A roundtable discussion on the importance of using bicycles to occupy urban spaces — an ecological and accessible mode of transport that contributes to physical and mental health.
Cycling can be understood as a form of active resistance: caring for the planet, for one's own body, and reclaiming the right to the city.
Issues such as the following will be addressed:
• The differences in experience between a standard cisgender man and female, trans, and dissident bodies when cycling.
• Safety, visibility, and a sense of belonging in urban spaces
• The bicycle as a tool for autonomy and freedom
10am – Urutau Space
Roundtable discussion – Possibilities of anarchism today
with members of Casa da Gargatixa Preta, Cultive Resistência, Kasa Invisível and NELCA
As an extension of the discussion circle that took place at the ABC Anarchist Fair in 2025, this debate raises questions about current anarchist actions, how to strengthen and expand these actions, and how to use current tools to enhance, propagate, and engage in dialogue with individuals, collectives, groups, and communities.
Anarchism proposes a free world, a world based on solidarity, mutual support, and self-management, but the question that provokes us is:
Is this world possible today? How far can we go?
Can we live in freedom and responsibility?
12:00 to 14:00 – Lunch
1 PM – Takuá Space
Guitar effects pedal workshop
with Leonardo Porto Passos
The workshop aims to teach the basic concepts of electronics and soldering for assembling completely DIY guitar effects pedals. Participants will be introduced to the components, materials, and tools needed to create a loud and wild pedal.
1 PM – Saruê Space
Debate – Relational Anarchy:
Revolution Through Connections
A chat facilitated by Róbson Véio
There are words that don't fit in cages, affections that don't bend to contracts, bonds that are born like a river flowing without asking permission. Relational Anarchy is an invitation to tear the chains that bind our loves to fear, control, and possession.
It's about feeling the fire in the eyes of someone who knows that love shouldn't be a territory of fences.
It's not about how many people we love, about measuring pleasure or jealousy on market scales, but rather about diving into the root of the revolutionary pulse of a love that doesn't submit, that doesn't bow its head, that doesn't hierarchize who deserves more or less from us.
Relational Anarchy is not a new label for the old order. It is a land without an owner. It is the body dancing without imposed choreography. It is not to be confused with "open relationships," "threesomes," or "hierarchical polyamory," which so often carry the echoes of ownership and hierarchy.
Here, there are no contracts signed beforehand, no mandatory paths, but rather a living commitment that reinvents itself with each glance, with each autonomous choice.
Andie Nordgren's Brief Manifesto for Relational Anarchy is a breath of fresh air that fuels the fire. A radical political proposal for those who dare to love without constraints.
Crafting our bonds with care, trusting instead of controlling, rejecting the supremacy of one bond over another—these are some of the sharp weapons against a world that insists on turning love into a bargaining chip.
If we want to destroy this world of oppression and colonization, we must begin with what touches us most deeply, most of the time.
Our bonds, our ways of loving and being loved, our daily relationships with ALL people.
We don't want a future where autonomy is negotiable.
We want a present where it is a daily practice.
This is an invitation to talk about the possibilities we have to break the rules, cultivate autonomy, and build bonds that don't fit in cages!
DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
CHANGE REALITY
1 PM – Urutau Space
Workshop – PANC: From the garden to the pot! Uncolonized Food Plants
with Ana Luiza Frari and Rogério Odé Amorim
To provide a deeper understanding of two non-colonized plants: Ora Pro Nobis and Taioba. The ideal growing conditions will be discussed, as well as the care needed to keep the plants healthy and fully developed throughout their cycles (reaching flower and fruit production), the main identifying characteristics of each, and pruning and harvesting techniques.
3 PM – Saruê Space
Capoeira Angola Experience
with Alan Zas
Alan Zas is a Capoeira Angola Assistant Master, responsible for the work of the Semente do Jogo de Angola Group in São Paulo. He has been carrying out the group's activities since 2008 in Grajaú, a peripheral area in the southern part of the city, where he works with Capoeira as a Philosophy of Life, cultural resistance, personal and social transformation, and ancestral reclaiming.
3 PM – Urutau Space
Debate – Biogenic Nutrition and Anarchism
with Argy
Argy, who dedicates herself to research and practice of biogenic nutrition and has lived without a stove or refrigerator for 3 years, shares some of her experiences. The discussion proposes reflections on raw and biogenic food as a political practice of autonomy, self-care, and resistance, articulating themes such as food sovereignty, veganism, desire, critique of the food and medical-industrial system, food as direct action, and dedication to a less dependent, more ethical way of life connected to the earth.
4 PM – Takuá Space
Debate – Land for planting in the city
with Guilherme, Victor, Ana, Camila, Rafael and Lucas (Horta Motyrõ)
Motyrõ is an urban agroecological action group, almost 4 years old, organized horizontally through work fronts and collective efforts, that manages two vegetable gardens in São Bernardo (SP), whose land, although public, is ceded by concessionary companies, such as Transpetro (areas of underground pipelines). In the last year, the results of our direct action, mutual support, and symbiosis with the long experience of local gardeners have had an impact not only on municipal policies aimed at urban agroecological management, but also on Transpetro's own policies, which altered its planting guidelines, expanding cultivation possibilities. We consider our experience as a reclaiming of the land, through strategies and tactics of urban action, and we would like to share this learning with other activists in ecology, self-management, and resistance to planetary collapse. A presentation will be given on the history of Motyrõ's struggles, addressing not only bureaucratic issues in the relationship with companies and the State – the "owners" of the land that is ours – but also forms of self-organization and relationship with the land and other species. The activity will involve presentations by Motyrõ members about previous experiences with concessionaires, their current experience, and its results. Some strategies and tactics used will be highlighted. A slide or PowerPoint presentation is possible, followed by a discussion.
5 PM – Saruê Space
Dance workshop with Gustavo Sintonia, urban dance researcher.
Breath of the Streets
Breaking isn't just dance; it's physics challenged by rhythm and attitude. In the workshop, the Cypher (the circle) will be open to all levels. Here, we'll explore the fundamentals of the culture and understand how the body becomes an instrument of protest and freedom. It's a space for exchange, where technique meets soul, encouraging each participant to discover their own style and fluidity within the beats of Hip-Hop.
Breath of the Streets – For those who never stopped running: The Breath of the Streets collective began its activities in 2014, with the aim of promoting Hip-Hop culture in its four elements: DJ/MC/Break/Graffiti
5 PM – Urutau Space
Workshop – SubverZines: collages as protest
with Kaetê Okano and Ravi Moutz
The workshop will feature two instructors: Kaetê and Ravi, independent artists from Campinas who produce and work with zines, and will be conducted in two stages: training and practice. In the training stage, the instructors will discuss the history of zines within the context of subculture and the resistance of marginalized populations, highlighting their importance in activism. They will share their experiences in independent art and production processes, showcasing examples of zines in different formats and techniques. In the practical stage, through drawing, collage, and writing, participants will produce their own zines or create a collective artwork. The chosen techniques of cutting and collage are an inclusive practice, as many people do not feel comfortable drawing or writing. Furthermore, collage will be used to challenge narratives, subverting existing images with creative and critical freedom, mixing or not with the languages of drawing and writing.
6 PM – Takuá Space
Graffiti Workshop
with the Breath of the Streets
Graffiti is, above all, the signature of those who refuse to be invisible. In our "Graffiti Workshop," we will delve into the essence of the most authentic Brazilian urban expression. More than aesthetics, graffiti is a cry, an appropriation of space and identity. In this activity, participants will understand the construction of the letters, the weight of the lines, and the history behind the marginal typography that challenges the city walls. Come learn about respect, technique, and street culture in its rawest and most poetic form.
Breath of the Streets – For those who never stopped running: The Breath of the Streets collective began its activities in 2014, with the aim of promoting Hip-Hop culture in its four elements: DJ/MC/Break/Graffiti
6 PM – Saruê Space
DJ set: The Soul and Rhythm of Hip-Hop with the Breath of the Streets
Our DJ set, DJ Fôlego das Ruas will take over the controls to keep everyone moving and the vibes at their peak. After all, there's no Hip-Hop without someone who commands the beats, the official soundtrack of our resistance.
Breath of the Streets – For those who never stopped running: The Breath of the Streets collective began its activities in 2014, with the aim of promoting Hip-Hop culture in its four elements: DJ/MC/Break/Graffiti
6:30 PM – Saruê Space
Pocket Show with MCs: The Voice of the Street in Verse and Poetry with the Breath of the Streets
Our Pocket Show captures the true essence of the Master of Ceremonies: sharp rhymes, heavy flow, and a message of awareness. The MCs of Fôlego das Ruas deliver rhymes that narrate the daily lives, struggles, and victories of our people. It's that intimate, face-to-face format, where the energy of the stage merges with that of the audience. Rap is commitment, and our show is living proof that words have power.
Breath of the Streets – For those who never stopped running: The Breath of the Streets collective began its activities in 2014, with the aim of promoting Hip-Hop culture in its four elements: DJ/MC/Break/Graffiti
7pm – Saruê Space
Ktarse – Susano/SP
The group was formed in 2006, Rodrigo joined in 2009, and DJ Mamona was part of the group between 2020 and 2024. All members live in the outskirts of Suzano, São Paulo. Our engagement in Hip-Hop culture activism dates back to the 1990s. Ktarse released their first album, "Gueto Subversivo," in 2011, their second album, "Inflamando a Insurgência," in 2017, their third album, "A luta é pela vida," in 2021, and their fourth and final album, "Em alguma masmorra dos tempos modernos" (LIVE – 2022), in 2023.
The production, mixing, and mastering of the albums are done autonomously, "by us, for us." The lyrics are original compositions by Rodrigo and Leal, and Ktarse is proving that combative rap, along with street experiences, is more alive than ever, as the albums are being valued by audiences in rap, punk, social movements, and even in academia.
8 PM – Saruê Space
Against the Sky – São Paulo/SP
Contra o Céu is a melodic punk rock band, founded in 2024, originating from the vibrant São Paulo scene.
It incorporates strong hardcore/punk influences and post-hardcore elements. Its lyrics have a more emotional and introspective tone, coupled with energetic and, at times, furious vocals. The band delivers vocal lines in a way that blends vulnerability with a dose of aggression.
Contra o Céu consists of André Vieland (vocals), Luke Sfair (guitar), Júlio Santos (drums), Júnior Braga (guitar), and Tyello Silva (bass), all members of various other bands active in the scene.
9 PM – Saruê Space
Pöstvmö – São Paulo/SP
The band Pöstvmö emerged in the summer of 2023 with the aim of uniting black metal and crust, dense, cold and chaotic sounds by nature, to create a unique musical identity. The lyrics speak of death, existence and all the discontent with the capitalist, unequal and cruel world in which we try to (R)exist.
The band features experienced members from underground bands united in the purpose of making a damned, cohesive and totally anti-fascist sound, apathetic to the reality that always drags us down and makes us reflect on what our role is in this world.
Pöstvmö has the EP "Prólogo", their debut released in June 2024, well received by the scene with its strong compositions and memorable songs. In 2026 the band will enter the studio again to record their first full-length album.
Real as death, chaotic as reality.
10 PM – Saruê Space
I'm sorry – São Paulo/SP
Lamento is a Crust Punk band from São Paulo formed in late 2024, bringing a message of protest amidst so much agony in the world, highlighting the war crimes that occur in the peripheries of capitalism. Whether in the macro or micro aspects of everyday life that permeate us.
Training:
Helô Knup (ex-Blatta Kanup, A Vida Toda um Quase)
Samuel (Postvmo, Void It, Ex-Days of Hate)
Filipe Freitas (ex-Social Chaos, Sick Terror, NEK, Fistt, Letall)
11 PM – Takuá Space
Resistance Cinema
Community Short Film
During the Cultivate Resistance Festival, Cine Curta Comunidade presents the Cine Resistência initiative, with evening screenings on the 3rd and 4th of short films produced by festival participants. The idea is to discover these wonderful works, have discussions, get to know each other better, and strengthen the audiovisual sector that resists. Bring your short film to the discussion! On a USB drive, computer, cell phone, or via the link.
Sunday – April 5th
8am – Breakfast
9am – Takuá Space
Taking care of yourself, taking care of the world. Body, emotions, and mind, as a territory of individual and collective awareness and change.
with Caroline de Goes Souza
This group activity uses yoga as a tool for perceiving the body, emotions, and mind. It recognizes self-care as the basis for individual and collective change. Yoga begins in the body, but does not end there. When someone learns to feel their own body, breathe correctly and consciously, and recognize emotions and manage their mind, that person becomes less manipulable by their environment. A present body is a questioning body. This is already political. Yoga fosters the perception of limits, needs (therefore demanding rights), and interdependence (breaking with the logic of "every man for himself"). In other words, it hardly normalizes exploitation, abuse, or inequality—neither with oneself nor with others. The concept of Ahimsa (non-violence) is not passivity; it is political practice. It is actively rejecting the logic of domination, questioning systems that profit from exhaustion, illness, and exploitation of all forms of life, confronting the productivist rhythm. In yoga, you learn not to compare yourself to others, an antidote to the capitalism of performance, to respect your inner time – a resistance to "chromo-capitalism." A group that practices together creates a collective, and community is always a threat to systems that thrive on isolation. Yoga, at its root, is born as a path to liberation from suffering – and suffering is not only individual, it is structural. Yoga with social awareness means making the practice accessible and rejecting discourses of "gratitude" that silence injustices.
9am – Saruê Space
Face Painting: Transformations of Nature and Imaginary Creatures
with Niki and Lars
Transformations of Nature and Imaginary Creatures: This workshop invites participants of all ages to experience face painting as a form of creative and collective expression. Simple techniques using sponges, brushes, and finger painting will be presented. After a brief demonstration, participants will be invited to form pairs to create paintings on each other, exploring inspirations from nature, transformations, and imaginary creatures, mixing colors, shapes, and free symbols. The proposal aims to stimulate imagination, exchange, and connection between people through art, creating a welcoming space for experimentation and individual and collective expression. Approximate duration: 1 hour. No prior experience is necessary.
9am – Urutau Space
Workshop – Self-Portrait: Creating Gestures of Belonging
with Virginia Soares Queiroz and Vanessa Alves de Almeida
This workshop proposes a space for exchange, listening, and experimentation through the production of a self-portrait, understanding the body as a field of dispute and construction. Through artistic resources, the proposal encourages the appropriation of creative expression from the singularity of each participant, inviting a careful look at what composes us—the lines, scars, expression marks, and asymmetries—not as flaws, but as potential, memory, and trajectory. The self-portrait thus emerges as a gesture of affirmation and creation of belonging, where the body becomes narrative and territory.
10am – Takuá Space
Launch of the book "Anarchism & Syndicalism in Santos"
with Marcolino Jeremias
This book is the result of over 20 years of research on the emergence and trajectory of anarchism in the Baixada Santista region. Among the topics covered, we will discuss revolutionary syndicalism, libertarian pedagogy, anticlericalism, antimilitarism, and various other forms of direct action led by men, women, and children.
11am – Saruê Space
Book Launch – Aphro-ism: Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism
with Sea Revolt
In November 2025, the translation of the book "Aphro-ism: Pop Culture, Feminism, and Black Veganism" was published, bringing together several incredible texts by sisters Aph and Syl Ko. The translation was carried out autonomously and collectively by the CAVALO collective (Anticapitalist Collective for an Accessible and Oppression-Free Veganism). We invite everyone to a roundtable discussion about Black veganism and the possible contributions of the Ko sisters to the vegan movement in Brazil.
11am – Urutau Space
Basic bicycle maintenance workshop
with Camila Visentainer and Leticia Yuri Nakano
This workshop will teach essential skills to avoid problems on the streets and ensure independence in using a bicycle on a daily basis.
Participants will learn:
• How to patch a punctured inner tube
• How to remove and replace the wheel
What is the basic tool kit to always carry?
• Identifying the main parts of the bicycle
• Saddle adjustment
• Basic knowledge of preventive maintenance (washing, chain lubrication, and tire inflation)
The activity aims to encourage mechanical independence, safety, and confidence for cycling in the city.
12:00 to 14:00 – Lunch
12:30 – Takuá Space
Documentary – What do I call home?
Andreia Franco
Brazil, 2025. Documentary, 42 min.
Suitable for all ages.
Synopsis: What Do I Call Home? addresses important socio-environmental issues to create an overview of what we truly idealize as home, as well as sparking a debate about the rampant real estate expansion in Brazil and the importance of demarcating traditional territories. Based on the daily life of Andreia, a visual artist and resident of Barueri (São Paulo state), the script explores testimonies from neighbors in Barueri and inhabitants of indigenous territories. Like an essay in visual poetry, the film is a moving record that makes us think about a life that is more just and healthy for all of society. (Accessibility version: sign language, audio description, and descriptive subtitles).
Interviewees: Awa Tenondeguá Dos Santos, Guaciane Da Silva Gomes, Jaci Martins Jaxuka, Sabrina Nabuco de Oliveira, Eunice de Fátima (Nicinha), Rosa Helena Rodrigues, Ana Lucia de Oliveira, Aluísio Reis, Ian Lopes, Milena Leite, Matheus Maia, and Anis Terra Rosa. Direction: Agatha Reis, Andreia Franco, and Gil Gonçalves. Production: Andréia Franco. Cinematography: Gil Gonçalves. Editing: Agatha Reis. Color Grading: Gil Gonçalves. Soundtrack: Clayton Douglas. Accessibility: Coletivo Desvio Padrão. Designer: Wall
1 PM – Saruê Space
Experience in Solidarity Economy
with Denise Lines
The Swap Fair is a space for solidarity economy and cooperation among people in the community. Our fair is more than just a place to exchange objects; it's a territory of affection.
It's a moment we experience every Tuesday in Guaraú to meet, share, and strengthen our community. It's a way to acquire goods without needing money, using the Itatins social currency.
We want to bring this experience to the Cultivate Resistance Festival as an alternative form of economy.
To participate, bring something to exchange!
1 PM – Urutau Space
Workshop – Basic maintenance of stringed instruments
with Cibele Minder
Do-it-yourself small repairs and maintenance on your stringed instrument. We'll see how to solve minor problems, basic soldering, and an introduction to basic tools for maintenance and cleaning. Open to anyone who wants to bring their instrument for us to analyze and work on together!
2 PM – Takuá Space
Roundtable discussion – Why do we anarchists produce so little audiovisual content?
With Josélio
A chat/provocation/exchange of experiences with Josélio Teixeira, about the low production of audiovisual content/cinema with libertarian themes or methodologies, and the Flash Documentary as a response, solution, or attempt.
2 PM – Saruê Space
Debate – Autonomy: dialogues between psychology and anarchism
with Deborah Nascimento Santos
This activity proposes a dialogue between psychology and anarchism to explore the concept of autonomy. We will discuss micropolitics and possibilities for building horizontal relationships, mental health, and emancipation.
4 PM – Saruê Space
Pizza Cancer – Campinas/SP
Pizza Cancer is a folk punk band formed in the countryside that plays, sings, and shouts about anarchy, bucolic life, and agroecology.
The band was formed with the intention of being able to play and reproduce ideas anywhere with old instruments, or anything we have at home. Beyond the lyrical ideas, the band wants to show that DIY has no limits!
5 PM – Saruê Space
Vermenoise – Mogi das Cruzes/SP
Formed in 2009 in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. A grindcore, noise, and experimental band with dense lyrics addressing sociopolitical themes and critiques. Composing the soundtrack that precedes the end of humanity.
Throughout the Festival
Kunumi Space – Space with activities for children
Kunumi, from Guarani, means children, beings who will care for life in the future. This is a space dedicated to the care of children, where they can create, learn, and teach.
The Kunumi Space will be available during the 3 days of the festival, with activities, games, a reading area, various workshops, and painting.
Remember that children are always welcome at all scheduled activities, and Espaço da Semente Negra is eagerly waiting for them to play freely in the forest!
Blackwork tattoo by Lucas Meurerspaço
Lucas, a tattoo artist for 11 years, will be present at the Festival with works ranging from blackwork to whipshading. In addition to exclusive flash designs created especially for the event, there will also be space for original ideas and freehand work. If you carry rebellion in your heart and freedom in your mind, come along and transform that into art on your skin.