Mayor of Rio de Janeiro praises

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Mayor of Rio de Janeiro praises the organization of the Rock in Rio festival

Ten years of waiting finally paid off! The recent Rock in Rio festival reached its last day surpassing the records beyond expectations. The good work done by the association of the Prefecture of Rio de Janeiro and the production team in Rock in Rio resulted in great benefits for the city.

During the meeting held last Sunday at Cidade do Rock (Rock City, the place where the festival was held), Mayor Eduardo Paes said the festival grounds will be opened for the general public in about 40 days with tennis, sports and leisure facilities.

“This area here will be open to the public, a large recreation area with soccer fields, sports, places where you will be able to ride a bike, it is a space for people to enjoy. It is the first work for the Olympics that is ready,”said Paes.

In 2016, when the Olympic Games will take place in Rio de Janeiro, the site will be a recreational area for the athletes. “From now until 2016 we will have rock, but in 2016 this place will have athletes. We lived on this occasion a great experience that prepared us for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics,”said the mayor. The 2014 edition of the World Cup will take place in Brazil.

During the meeting, it was also confirmed an upcoming edition of Rock in Rio to be held in 2013. The impact generated by the event meant a movement of 419 million U.S. dollars in the economy of Rio de Janeiro. A total of 700,000 spectators attended the festival. Of these, 55% were people living in Rio de Janeiro. The rest were tourists, which meant this festival in Rio de Janeiro exceed the number of tourists gathered in its past editions in Madrid and Lisbon.

Rock in Rio was also a success in the network of networks, the Internet, where it had 4,500 million followers in social networks and 150 million viewers in its online broadcast.

If you had no opportunity to travel to Rio de Janeiro to attend the 2011 edition of Rock in Rio festival, now you know: in 2013 you will have a second chance. Do not miss it! Start saving for your trip to Rio de Janeiro in 2013!

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