130 years of Bauru: band says goodbye to the stage recording at the Railway Station and celebrates the city's roots

Banda Bebé Pacheco and Ubandu ends its career in a special performance at the Guilherme Massuchini Railway Station In addition to the traditional celebration of Bauru's birthday, this Saturday (1st), marked by shows by Dilsinho and Ana Castela and the delivery of the traditional 'cake' in honor of the municipality, other ways of paying homage to the snack city mark this date. The band Bebé Pacheco and Ubandu, formed by Ed Florindo (percussion), Julio Calleja (guitar), Adriel Dias (drums) and Adriano Martins (bass), decided to say goodbye to the stage in a somewhat unusual place: the Railway Station, one of the best-known spaces in the city and which has a connection with the people who lived in the region before how Bauruenses see it today. ? Join the g1 Bauru and Marília channel on WhatsApp In an interview with g1, Bebé Pacheco explains that the desire to record came after hearing stories that family members had in the place. "My grandfather, João Pereira, was a train driver at the Station until he retired. My mother, aunts and uncles always tell me many stories about what they lived there", says the vocalist. READ ALSO One city, many beliefs: see how different religions help to build Bauru's identity Ana Castela, Dilsinho, Guilherme and Santiago and more: check out the attractions for Bauru's 130th anniversary Bauru will have changes in traffic and a special bus line during the city's anniversary; check it out Furthermore, the location's proximity to Kaingang Square, where the original groups lived, was also part of the idea of ??highlighting everyday life. Bauru Railway Station is the stage for the closing project of the band Bebé Pacheco and Ubandu Alexandre H. Silva “It's a way of bringing light to this Bauru history that is part of our roots [and for] us to look at the past as a way of building a more prosperous future for the culture produced here”, adds the vocalist. The farewell, which will be released on the band's YouTube channel on August 7, features four new songs and a conversation between the members of the musical formation that originated in 2022. The band values ??the concept of collectivity and highlights spaces in Bauru Guilherme Massuchini Inspiration in the concept of collectivity and ancestry According to the band, one of the inspirations is the African concept of Ubuntu, defined by the idea of ??collectivity when meaning “I am because we are”. Apart from the community, there is also recognition of the historical spaces that left an impression on the population. “This municipal historical heritage is present in the history of many people in this city, and forms us as citizens of Bauru”, says Bebé. Vocalist of the band Bebé Pacheco e Ubandu explains the reason for performing the closing show at the Guilherme Massuchini Railway Station Bebé Pacheco e Ubandu is concerned with otherness, that is, when someone who does not live a certain reality puts themselves in someone else's shoes. By combining musicality and history, musical training says goodbye to a place with stories that span generations. “Bauru’s identity was built long before the arrival of the bandeirantes. The [Kaingang] square keeps alive the importance of recognizing the indigenous roots present in the culture, landscape and history of the people itself", he defines. Revitalization of the Railway Station In June 2026, Mayor Suellen Rosim (PSD) announced the 'New Center' Program, a series of actions aimed at revitalizing the central region of the municipality. Among the proposals, there is the revitalization and restoration of the Railway Station with an investment of more than R$ 100 million. The scenario of abandonment of the railway system is an old and unresolved problem in Bauru A public consultation was opened between June 16th and July 16th with the aim of assisting in the requalification of the heritage and expanding the provision of public services. movement of people was prohibited by decision of the Public Prosecutor's Office, due to the structural conditions of the site. The station stopped performing its railway function in 1994 and, in 2009, was acquired by the City of Bauru for around R$6 million. 1980, the city came to concentrate operations of the companies Sorocabana, Noroeste do Brasil and Companhia Paulista, with direct connections to the Port of Santos and the capital of São Paulo. In July 2024, Rumo, the company responsible for the railway network, began work to reactivate the Bauru-Panorama branch. a railway composition with surface tracks powered by electricity, aimed at municipal transport.