Portuguese Phrase
Quais festivais culturais vão rolar em breve?
Meaning
The sentence asks for information about upcoming cultural festivals, seeking a list of events that will happen in the near future.
When to use
Use this question when you want to know about local or regional cultural celebrations that are scheduled soon, such as music, dance, food, or heritage festivals.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quaisfestivaisculturaisvãorolarembreve?
Quais
Interrogative adjective meaning 'which' that agrees in number with the noun that follows.
festivais culturais
A noun phrase; 'festivais' (festivals) is masculine plural, and 'culturais' is the matching adjective.
vão rolar
Future tense of the informal verb 'rolar' (to happen/occur). It is equivalent to 'will take place'.
em breve
A fixed expression meaning 'soon' or 'in the near future'.
🗨In Conversation
Quais festivais culturais vão rolar em breve?
Which cultural festivals are coming up soon?
Em São Paulo, a Parada do Orgulho vai acontecer na próxima semana e o Festival de Jazz do Rio começa em duas semanas.
In São Paulo, the Pride Parade will happen next week and the Rio Jazz Festival starts in two weeks.
✕Common Mistakes
Quais festivais culturais vão rolar em breve?
In formal writing, replace the informal 'rolar' with 'ocorrer' or 'realizar-se'.
Quais festivais culturais vão rolar, em breve?
Do not place a comma before 'em breve' unless the sentence continues after it.
Quais festival cultural vai rolar em breve?
If you refer to a single festival, use 'Qual' (singular).
↔Alternatives
Quais eventos culturais acontecerão em breve?
Which cultural events will happen soon?
Que festivais culturais estão programados para os próximos dias?
What cultural festivals are scheduled for the coming days?
Quais festas culturais vão acontecer logo?
Which cultural parties will happen shortly?
Cultural Tip
Brazil boasts a vibrant calendar of festivals, from regional folk celebrations like Festa Junina to massive city events such as Carnaval and Rock in Rio. When asking about festivals, it's common to specify the city or state, as many festivals share similar names across the country. Using the informal verb 'rolar' adds a friendly, conversational tone, but in formal contexts you might prefer 'ocorrer' or 'realizar-se'.