Base for the cultural encounter and conversations with local partners.
GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ CENTENARY · 1927–2027
Macondo
meets
Brazil.
From the real place behind Macondo to an encounter of cinema, literature, art, and music created with Brazilian artists and institutions.
São Paulo · First week of May 2027 · Program in development
A SHARED LATIN AMERICAN STORY
Macondo has a place. This encounter has people.
Aracataca, Colombia, is the hometown of Gabriel García Márquez. For his centenary, Macondo.Live proposes bringing its living culture into conversation with Brazilian artists, translators, filmmakers, musicians, and audiences.
Not only presenting work, but creating something together.
CinemaLiteratureVisual artsMusicMemoryExchange
01 / SÃO PAULO
Two days at Memorial da América Latina.
The proposed centerpiece is in the first week of May 2027, with dates reserved at Memorial da América Latina. The final program, participants and funding are still being developed.
Film, workshops, exhibition, dialogue, music and public participation.
The birth centenary of Gabriel García Márquez.
01
Day 1 · Voices, images and memory
- Youth audiovisual workshop with intergenerational stories.
- Documentary excerpts and the 72-minute film Aracataca: Where Reality Became Macondo.
- A conversation about García Márquez, Aracataca, and stories traveling between countries.
02
Day 2 · Art and encounter
- Collaborative painting workshop involving Brazilian and Aracataca artists.
- Exhibition and conversations about memory, literature and community.
- Music and the Melquíades Procession as a cultural closing, subject to venue and local production conditions.
Activities are proposed and will be shaped with the Memorial and participating partners. Portuguese interpretation and film subtitles are planned, subject to production.
02 / POSSIBLE EXTENSION
One week. Seven chapters.
Beyond the main Memorial encounter, a cultural week could unfold across São Paulo, with possible extensions in other Brazilian cities. Each institution can help shape a chapter.
MON · 01
Opening Night
Stories, paintings, cinema and music from Aracataca.
TUE · 02
Literary Landscapes
Gabo, Jorge Amado and Guimarães Rosa: place and memory.
WED · 03
Gabo in Portuguese
Translation, readings and conversations across languages.
THU · 04
Macondo Cinema
Documentary and conversation with Brazilian filmmakers.
FRI · 05
Painted Stories
Workshops and collaborative visual art.
SAT · 06
Rhythms in Dialogue
Colombian Caribbean music with Brazilian collaborators.
SUN · 07
Shared Celebration
Sarau, artwork and music with community participation.
These chapters and institutions are proposals, not confirmed programming.
03 / BUILT WITH BRAZIL
Two countries. Many ways to tell a story.
The project begins with the living culture of Aracataca and gains new voices through Brazilian artists and institutions.
Words and places
Conversations about language, translation, oral traditions and Latin American literature.
Art and neighborhoods
An Aracataca traveling gallery in dialogue with memories of Brazilian neighborhoods and local artists.
Rhythm and encounter
Workshops and performances joining the Colombian Caribbean with musical traditions selected by participating Brazilian artists.
04 / PROPOSED TEAM
Voices from Aracataca. Brazilian collaboration.
Tim Buendía
Creative direction, film, presentation and project coordination.
Literature and memory
Aracataca writers and researchers in conversation with Brazilian guests.
Visual arts
Aracataca painters and Brazilian artists working together on an exhibition and workshops.
Music and traditions
Colombian Caribbean creators in exchange with Brazilian musicians.
05 / INVITATION
Which chapter could your institution bring to life?
We welcome partners for venues, programming, local artists, audiences, production, hospitality and funding. The Memorial is the focus of the initial proposal; other institutions can contribute to the wider exchange.