Virada Cultural do Metaverso is canceled after the Court of Auditors bars competition

The Court of Auditors of the Municipality of São Paulo suspended the notice that provided for the event to be held in the city. After that, municipal management had to cancel the new format of the event. It won't happen in the virtual environment, but there will be a Cultural turn in person.

The bidding for the Metaverse Turn had a value of R$10 million.

In a note, the city hall “clarifies that the bidding to carry out the Cultural Turn in the Metaverse is suspended due to questionments made by the Municipal Audit Court (TCM). Therefore, due to lack of time, the model will not be carried out at Virada Cultural 2023″.

A Cultural turn in the face-to-face format – which is already a tradition in the city and part of the São Paulo calendar – is scheduled to take place between the 27th and 28th of May, in the capital of São Paulo.

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