Festival Parque Sucupira

By 2018, three editions of the Festival had been held, with support from the Utopia FM community radio station, the Friends of the Historic Center Association, and the University of Brasilia. Funding has also been forthcoming from the Cultural Support Fund at the Federal District's Department of Culture and Creative Economy.

Each individual performer or group from the Federal District and its surroundings may enter up to two songs and 174 entries were received for the third edition of the festival in 2018.

From these, 20 semi-finalists were chosen. The judgment criteria considered the words, the interpretation, and the musical arrangement. The judges also looked at aspects such as cultural diversity, social inclusion, environmental protection, and social justice.

The semi-finals and final were held on December 1 and 2, 2018 at the Cultural Complex in Planaltina. The 20 winners from the first round performed in the semi-finals on the first day of the Festival.

The 10 winners from the semi-finals went forward to the final, which was held on the second day. They were competing for prizes worth 7,000 Brazilian reais (approximately 1,385 US dollars) for first place, 6,000 reais for second, 5,000 reais for third, and 1,000 reais for the winner of the popular jury prize.

The 10 finalists in 2018 were Cris Pereira, Feijão, Kawana, Macedo & Mariano, Letícia Fialho & a Orquestra da Rua, Maria Sabina e a Pêia, Oráculo MC, Tata e Danú, Thomas Ayé, and Ypu.

To take part in the Festival, the performers must live in the Federal District or the surrounding region. Entry is free.