Record Store Day in Fortaleza, Brazil
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Fortaleza, Brazil
Independent record shops open in Fortaleza, Brazil right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Bolacha Preta
Joaquim Távora shop run by 'Mário Vinil,' a longtime dealer in vinyl records, turntables, receivers and amplifiers, praised by regulars as one of Fortaleza's best record stores.
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- Bruta Flor
Meireles multi-space combining restaurant, bar, art gallery, antique shop and vinyl record store, opened in late April 2021, with DJ sets and live events.
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- Direct Discos
Praia de Iracema shop and online store opened July 2021 by Thiago, a leading organizer of Fortaleza's vinyl-fair scene, stocking curated Brazilian and international vinyl.
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- Disco Mania
Fixture of the old Galeria do Rock since the 1980s, run by Cosme Alberto, selling vinyl, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays across forró, MPB, pop and rock -- 'todos os tipos de discos, em todos os estilos.'
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- Discos Raros
Praia de Iracema shop run by Edmar 'Bastos' since February 2000, specializing in vinyl records.
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- Edmar Discos
Montese shop run by Edmar Pontes since February 2000, buying, selling and trading rare rock, MPB and 'velha guarda' LPs, CDs and DVDs, plus format-transfer services.
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- Freelancer Discos
Second-floor Galeria Pedro Jorge outpost of Alex Aguiar's vinyl/CD/DVD shop, moved into Room 227 in December 2022, spanning genres 'from maracatu to extreme black metal' plus band shirts and snacks.
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- Freelancer Discos (Centro)
Second-floor Galeria Pedro Jorge outpost of Alex Aguiar's vinyl/CD/DVD shop, moved into Room 227 in December 2022, spanning genres 'from maracatu to extreme black metal' plus band shirts and snacks.
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- Freelancer Discos (Quintino Cunha)
Quintino Cunha branch of Freelancer Discos, the original physical location before the brand expanded into a second Centro shop, still trading alongside it.
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- Hi-Fi 6 / Hifive Discos e Bar
Vinyl bar and record shop in a converted Meireles casarão, opened in 2021, pairing a curated record shop with craft beer, DJ sets and cultural events; designed by co-owner/architect Marília Eskinazi.
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- Jazigo Loja & Distro
Benfica heavy-metal specialist since August 2016, run under the 12-year-old Jazigo label, selling vinyl, CDs, band shirts and craft beer to Fortaleza's metal scene.
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- O Augusto Discos Antigos
Centro fixture run by Augusto Silva, selling records since 1976 and considered one of Fortaleza's largest secondhand vinyl stocks (150,000+ records) across MPB, forró, brega, bossa nova and classical.
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- O Vitroleiro
Montese shop run by Silvio César de Barros, selling vintage victrolas, turntables and LPs, and a regular exhibitor/host of Fortaleza vinyl fairs.
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- Planet CDs
Second-floor Galeria Pedro Jorge shop run by Márcio Alves since the late 1990s, stocking CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, vinyl and official band merch, with an import specialty rooted in metal and alternative rock.
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- Sidney Discos
Cidade dos Funcionários shop run by Sidney Barros Souza, specializing in rock, blues and metal LPs and CDs, with personalized cover design and national/international shipping.
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- Sonoro Discos & ETC
Benfica shop specializing in new national and imported vinyl across rock, jazz and MPB, plus band shirts, beer and music biographies; a regular Feira Vinil organizer/participant.
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See the full record store listing for Fortaleza, Brazil.