# FEIRA PRETA®️

> Feira Preta is a Brazilian cultural and entrepreneurship ecosystem founded by Adriana Barbosa. Known internationally as PretaHub, it connects Black entrepreneurs with training, mentoring, production spaces, research and buyers through programs including Feira Preta Cria, Embaixada Preta and the Feira Preta Festival.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** São Paulo, Brazil
- **Founders:** Adriana Barbosa (Founder and executive director)
- **Products:** Feira Preta Festival, Feira Preta Cria (formerly Afrolab), Embaixada Preta (formerly Casa PretaHub), Feira Preta Inteligência, Bioma Comunicação Ancestral
- **Notable:** The 2024 festival reported R$1.4 million in vendor business within more than R$7.7 million of total economic movement., Afrolab methodology was adapted in Bolivia in January 2020., Feira Preta expanded from an event into acceleration, physical creative spaces, research and communications initiatives.

## Products & services

- **Feira Preta Festival** — Cultural festival and physical marketplace connecting Black entrepreneurs, artists and customers.
- **Feira Preta Cria (formerly Afrolab)** — Acceleration, individual mentoring, business workshops and educational resources for Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs.
- **Embaixada Preta (formerly Casa PretaHub)** — Collaborative creative spaces in São Paulo and Cachoeira with studios, coworking, kitchens, retail and cultural programming.
- **Feira Preta Inteligência** — Research on Black consumption, entrepreneurship and the creative economy; regional study published with CAF and Plano CDE in 2025.
- **Bioma Comunicação Ancestral** — Community, talent mapping, training and certification linking Black, Indigenous, peripheral and LGBTQIAP+ communications professionals with organizations.

## Achievements

- The 2024 festival reported R$1.4 million in vendor business within more than R$7.7 million of total economic movement.
- Afrolab methodology was adapted in Bolivia in January 2020.
- Feira Preta expanded from an event into acceleration, physical creative spaces, research and communications initiatives.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — EL PAÍS reported the Rio de Janeiro festival had more than 30,000 visitors; official festival dates were May 29-31 in Pequena África, Pier Mauá and Armazém Kobra.
- **2025-07** — São Paulo festival postponed amid sponsorship losses; Barbosa described lower costs and institutional support for a Salvador edition.
- **2025-07** — Official research page links a Latin American Afro-entrepreneurship study with CAF and Plano CDE.

## Links

- Website: https://feirapreta.com.br/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/feirapreta/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FestivalFeiraPreta
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feirapreta_/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pretahub/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08