Fundo Festival Amazonas de Ópera
The Amazonas Opera Festival Fund
Preserving our forests also means caring for people
The Amazonas Opera Festival Fund (FFAO – Fundo do Festival Amazonas de Ópera) works for the sustainable development of the Amazon region through the creative economy. Taking a unique perspective, it invests in projects and actions which redefine the productive structure of the region.
Created in Manaus in 1997, the Amazonas Opera Festival (FAO) is today one of the most prestigious events of its kind in the world. The stage for iconic shows, the FAO has established itself as an important opera event away from the large European and North American centers. It is the oldest and most regular event of its kind in Brazil, attracting the youngest opera audience in the country, demonstrating the interest younger generations have in the genre.
Since its founding, the festival has been constructing a sociocultural and economic legacy for the state of Amazonas and the region. By strengthening local ties and generating decent work and income for the local people, the FAO and its range of ongoing social, cultural and educational actions create new opportunities so that people do not need to engage in predatory and/or illegal activities in the Amazon forest.
Amazon Creative Corridor
The Amazon Creative Corridor was founded in 2022 as an initiative of the Culture and Creative Economy Departments of the States of Amazonas and Pará, which entered into a technical cooperation agreement focused on the training of qualified labor, generation of direct and indirect jobs, development of tourism, and promotion of the services chain.
In 2025, the Amazonas Opera Festival Fund joined the agreement, which also welcomed institutions from other countries in the Amazon region, such as Colombia and Chile. With the internationalization of the Corridor, the cooperation agreement was made permanent and is automatically renewed. More than a means of exchanging productions and shows, the initiative encourages research and the circulation of impact data between the signatories.
The Amazonas Opera Festival Fund
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The aim of the Amazonas Opera Festival Fund is to raise funds to continue investing in cultural, socioeconomic, and training actions, and expand the reach of initiatives that can redefine the productive structure of the Amazon region and help protect the forest.
Partnerships
Members of the Amazon Creative Corridor
