{"id":16318,"date":"2026-11-05T08:24:53","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/?p=16318"},"modified":"2026-11-05T20:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T23:08:17","slug":"fecti-2026-in-rio-free-science-fair-dates-and-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/fecti-2026-in-rio-free-science-fair-dates-and-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"FECTI 2026 in Rio: free science fair, dates and guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Updated on November 5, 2026.<\/strong> The <strong>XX FECTI \u2014 Science, Technology and Innovation Fair of the State of Rio de Janeiro<\/strong> takes place on <strong>December 12 and 13, 2026<\/strong>, at ISERJ\/FAETEC, in Pra\u00e7a da Bandeira. The in-person exhibition is free and open to visitors.<\/p>\n<h2>Quick summary<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>December 12 and 13, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ISERJ\/FAETEC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Address<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Rua Mariz e Barros, 273 \u2014 Pra\u00e7a da Bandeira<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Admission<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Free<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Public<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Open to visitors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Organizer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Cecierj \/ SECTI-RJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>What is FECTI?<\/h2>\n<p>FECTI is considered by Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Cecierj to be the largest science fair focused on basic education in the state. It brings together projects developed by students in lower secondary, upper secondary and technical education at public and private schools.<\/p>\n<h2>How the 2026 edition works<\/h2>\n<p>The finalist projects are selected throughout the year and presented in person in December. The in-person judging takes place on December 12, and the awards ceremony is scheduled for December 13.<\/p>\n<h2>Virtual showcase<\/h2>\n<p>The 2026 FECTI Virtual Showcase begins on December 12 and will feature public voting through December 28, allowing people to follow the projects even if they are not in Rio.<\/p>\n<h2>Is it worth visiting?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yes<\/strong> \u2014 for families, teachers, students and anyone interested in science, technology, innovation and education. It is a different kind of outing from the traditional December events and may be especially inspiring for teenagers.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting there<\/h2>\n<p>ISERJ is located at Rua Mariz e Barros, 273, in Pra\u00e7a da Bandeira. The area is served by buses and is close to metro and train connections.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Check the visiting hours on the official page closer to the event.<\/li>\n<li>Allow time to talk with the students and explore several projects.<\/li>\n<li>If you are visiting with a school or a large group, contact the organizers in advance.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the announcements of the finalists on November 25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Official source<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cecierj.edu.br\/divulgacao-cientifica\/fecti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Cecierj \u2014 FECTI<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FECTI 2026 takes place on December 12 and 13 at ISERJ\/FAETEC, featuring student projects from across the state and free admission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[389],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events-festivals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16324,"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16318\/revisions\/16324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viagenselugaress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}