Selaron Steps hosts Seu Zé theatre from 14 October

Theatre production Seu Zé is being staged at Selaron Steps (Escadaria Selarón) in Rio de Janeiro on 21 October 2026. The presentation is part of a three-date October season at the Sede da Companhia dos Atores.

The work brings a current theatre event into one of the city’s best-known public stairways, while improvement works continue around the surrounding streets.

Seu Zé brings ritual theatre to Selaron Steps in October

Seu Zé is scheduled for 14, 21 and 28 October 2026 at 7pm. The venue is listed as the Sede da Companhia dos Atores, at Rua Manuel Carneiro, 12, in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro.

The production is conceived, directed and performed by Gabriel Bittencourt. It comes to Rio with the Axé Deles collective after three years of circulation through different cities, theatres, terreiros and festivals. The work explores ancestry, faith, memory and existence through a ritual theatre format.

The staging places the audience close to the action in an arena arrangement. Its characters include an Erê, a Preto Velho and Zé Pilintra das Almas. The programme describes a meeting of theatre, memory, ancestry and spirituality rather than a conventional separation between stage and audience. The event listing for Seu Zé gives the dates, venue and address.

Urban works change the setting around Selaron Steps

In July 2026, Rio de Janeiro’s tourism authority said that improvement works had begun around the stairway. The project covers Teotônio Regadas and Joaquim Silva streets, with levelled surfaces, new pavements, accessibility ramps and one road being turned into a pedestrian-only space.

The municipality says the intervention also includes a pedestrian promenade and a dedicated area for tourist buses and vans to drop off and collect passengers. The works are being carried out by the municipal infrastructure department and are planned to take up to six months.

That setting gives the October theatre season a specific local context. The audience is visiting a performance venue within the Santa Teresa and Lapa area while the surrounding public space is being reorganised for pedestrians and visitors. The city’s Selaron Boulevard project describes the access and street changes.

Visiting Selaron Steps: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Seu Zé is scheduled for 14, 21 and 28 October 2026 at 7pm at the Sede da Companhia dos Atores, Rua Manuel Carneiro, 12.
• The performance venue is inside the Selaron Steps area, and the listed format places the audience close to the action in an arena arrangement.
• The surrounding works include accessibility ramps, new pavements and a pedestrian-only section of Joaquim Silva or Teotônio Regadas streets.
• The address is in Santa Teresa, close to the Lapa area of Rio de Janeiro. The project includes a designated area for tourist buses and vans.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Selaron Steps

When does Seu Zé take place at Selaron Steps?

The performances are scheduled for 14, 21 and 28 October 2026 at 7pm.

Where is Selaron Steps and how do you get there?

The stairway is in the Santa Teresa and Lapa area of Rio de Janeiro. The theatre venue is listed at Rua Manuel Carneiro, 12.

What is happening around Selaron Steps in October 2026?

Urban works include new pavements, accessibility ramps and a pedestrian-only section around Teotônio Regadas and Joaquim Silva streets.