BETWEEN THE MARKET AND CULTURE: THE MONOPOLY IN TICKET SALE AND ACCESS TO THE PARINTINS FOLK FESTIVAL

Abstract

This article examines the sale of tickets for the Parintins Folklore Festival, a process characterized by corporate concentration and the resulting social and financial exclusion of the local community. The objective is to analyze the legal limits of free enterprise in the face of this concentration, considering the need to reconcile private economic exploitation with the constitutional guarantee of access to culture. A deductive method was adopted, utilizing qualitative, bibliographic, and documentary research, alongside a case study. The results demonstrate that economic activity related to the festival must adhere to constitutional principles regarding the social function of free enterprise, consumer protection, and access to culture. It was found that the concentration of ticket sales can produce exclusionary effects—particularly for the local population—thereby justifying state intervention to ensure greater balance in economic relations and to democratize access to the event. The study concludes that private commercial exploitation must be subject to legal limits consistent with the protection of cultural rights.