Festa da Uva (Grape Festival)
Brazil's most iconic wine event, held in Caxias do Sul in the Serra Gaúcha highlands since 1931. This biennial mega-festival celebrates Italian-Brazilian wine culture with grape-stomping competitions, elaborate floats, beauty queens, and tastings from over 100 Brazilian wineries. The event draws nearly a million visitors and is a vibrant celebration of the immigrant communities that founded Brazilian viticulture.
~800,000 visitors
Salgado Filho International Airport (POA)
19 February - 8 March 2026
Two to three weeks in February-March, biennial (even years)
$20 - $40
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