A report of activities of Basement Festival, a 3 day event that focused on how creativity,
collaboration and digital technology can empower citizens in the processes of city making. The festival took place in the centre of São Paulo, and was curated by Gisela Domschke, with the participation of international urban researchers, activists, local government representatives, practitioners and general public. Partnership with international institutions, such as FACT (Liverpool, UK), the New Institute, (Rotterdam, NL) and Art Center Nabi (Seoul, SK).