Brazil's June Festivals are the country's second-largest celebration after Carnival — a month of forró music, quadrilha folk dancing, traditional food, and the celebration of St Anthony, St John, and St Peter. Campina Grande in the northeast claims to host the world's largest Festa Junina and it's a serious claim — a month of nightly forró concerts in the city's Parque do Povo. São Paulo's neighbourhood events offer a more accessible version. The food alone is worth the trip: canjica (sweet corn pudding), pamonha, bolo de milho, quentão (warm spiced cachaça).
Forró is the music of the northeast and Campina Grande is its home. The 23rd of June (St John's Eve) is the peak night everywhere in Brazil.