In 2017 the nucleus of the Vale do Paraíba and the North Coast held, with the support of the Brazilian Association of Breeders of the Mangalarga Horses (ABCCRM), the 2017 Brazilian Exhibition. The show, considered the second most important in the Mangalarguista calendar, took place in the period of March 28 to April 2 in Jacareí, SP (Brazil). The event had 228 animals, exposed by 60 renowned breeders of the Mangalarga breed. Also at the event, on the afternoon of April 1 of that year, 27 Mangalarga horses and five Nellore cattle were fined for 4.2 million reais (approximately US $ 1 million).
