Tanabata Matsuri, São Paulo

Tanabata Matsuri (Festival of the stars) is based on the story where the two beloved couple became stars, and they could only meet each other in the sky once a year.

Here in São Paulo (Brazil), Japanese descedents and curious Brazilians get together to celebrate this festival during a weekend in July. The festival is annually taken place in Liberdade (an asian neighbourhood).

Like the summer festivals in Japan, there were several food stands along the street (takoyaki, yakisoba, okonomiyaki, makizushi, inarizushi, yakitori…).