ROCK IN RIO

It took nearly 100 hours of fun over seven days and an audience of 700,000 people attending the City of Rock for keeping track of more than 160 attractions of the Rock in Rio, which returned to its hometown after 10 years. But the event's success can also be evaluated by 180 million viewers from 200 countries attended the festival through the official website of the actions and social networks across the Internet. The economic balance of the festival demonstrates the many benefits that the event has brought not only to partner companies as well as for the city of Rio de Janeiro. And the most anticipated news is confirmed by the public. Rock in Rio will be back in September 2013, at the same place: the Olympic Park Rock City.

Who couldn't go in person watched on television or on the internet.

People that went there had great fun. The shows went beyond the World Stage, Sunset, Rock and Electronics Street.

The City of Rock released several attractions for people's amusement.

A total of 83,200 people passed through the Wheel of Itaú and municipality of Rio de Janeiro, the Tyrolean Heineken, the Free Fall of Bis, and also by the roller coaster of Chilli Beans. The toys were part of the party, which purpose was to offer lots of fun to the public throughout the day.

                                              

                                              

Wheel Itaú and Rio de Janeiro Mayor's Office: about 37,000 people

Tyrolean Heineken: about 5.2 million people

Free Fall Bis: about 9.5 million people

Rollercoaster Chilli Beans: about 31 500 people

Total: 83 200 people took advantage of the parallel activities in the City of Rock

Seven days to created 331 ton of garbage.

Of this total, 74 tonnes of organic waste collected by Comlurb were taken to the Cashew Plant for composting and transformation of organic fertilizer called Fertilurb that will be used by the Municipal Environment in the "Green River Capital," reforestation program of the municipality that recover 1,500 hectares by 2012.

    

ROCK IN RIO’S GOOD POINTS TO RIO DE JANEIRO CITY

- Rock in Rio 10 000 jobs generated directly and indirectly;

-  Rock in Rio averaged 90% occupancy of the rooms of the hotels in Rio.

- The city had the visit of 350 000 foreign tourists.

- Rock in Rio rose to 4.5 million followers in social networks, making it the festival with better in this regard, overcoming the world's other major festivals such as Glastonbury (UK), Lollapalooza (USA), Coachella (USA)

- The official website of the festival had more than 5 million unique visitors

- 35 tons of waste will be transformed into organic fertilizer.

- The Metallica concert set a record of transmissions in the history of YouTube.

- Users from more than 200 countries watched the concerts live Rock in Rio

- More than 70 million people were affected on the Internet during the first day.

- Rock in Rio was the trending topics in 8 countries.

- 49 tonnes of waste have been for recycling.

- The official channel of the RIR peaked at 4 million visits.

- About 13 thousand people had already bought the Rock In Rio credit card for 2013.

- It took 98 hours of music with over 160 attractions.

THE BEST CONCERTS

Quiz

What was the best International band or singer that played in the world Stage?

Katy Perry

Elton John

Rihana

Slipknot

Metallica

Maroon 5

ColdPlay

Shakira

Kesha

Janelle Monáe

Stevie Wonder

Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Gun’s in Roses

Snow Patrol

MotörHead

JamiroQuai

Maná

System of a Down

Evanescence

What was the best Brazilian band or singer that played in the World Stage?

Capital Inicial

Claudia Leite

Ivete Sangalo

Skank

Marcelo D2

NXZero

Milton Nascimento

Jota Quest

Maria Gadu

What Band or singer do you want in Rock in Rio 2013?

Justin Bieber

Mc Marcinho

Beyoncé

Lady Gaga

Luan Santana

Britney Spears

What was the most interesting entertainment attraction in Rock in Rio?

Roda Gigante Itaú

Tirolesa Heineken

Free Fall Bis

Roussian Montain Chilli Beans

The first negative point is transportation. There were delays of more than two hours in the bus with tickets purchased in advance by the fans, the so-called "special buses Rock in Rio". The vehicles went to pick up extra passengers, who paid on time, and the delay was great. There are also complaints from passengers who had to travel on foot.

Another issue was security. Once this first weekend there was an "arrastão" 200 meters from the entrance of the Rock in Rio, which left 28 people without portfolio, mobile, and tickets. There were over 350 instances of reported thefts and assaults. The festival organizers increased the number of police and security guards. The fans were also angered by the long queues to buy snacks.

CE 3  TUE/THU  9:30 - 10:45        Sonia Malta

Just(in) Bieber

Hello all!!

Our groups is going to talk about Justin Bieber. Many people like him but many people hate him!

Justin Bieber is a famous pop singer nowadays. He  was born on 1^st march in 1994 Stratford, Ontário. 

He is very young. 

He is tall and thin. He has short and straight hair and brown eyes.

We are going to concentrate on the negative points of BEING Justin Bieber and HAVING Justin Bieber in the world. 

• His songs are boring and make us fell headache. 
• His fans are hysterical
• He is ridiculous 
• His hair is a wig 
• He is a pain in the neck 
• His date is a fake . He is too infantile to Selena Gomez, because she is much older than him         

• My ears bleed when he begin to sang 
• His show disturbed the carioca teams
• He imitates Michael Jackson ,  but we know he will never be like Michael Jackson, because Michael Jackson was good and he is bad

Justin Jackson??

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•  Justin  Bieber is very self-centered and selfish;
• We are sure that the fans who are crazy and hysterical about him, waste their time, money and voice and many people get sick because they can’t meet him.
•  He doesn’t care about his fans: he just thinks about his fame, money and himself
•  He changed his hair style because many boys wanted to use his style, because he makes a big success among the girls. So , the boys thought they would have the same success (That’s absolutely ridiculous!).            

But It is important to remember that he is not all bad:

- He is a talented boy

- He dances and sings very well

- He is solidary and the most important

- He is tender

-and the most important: He is PERFECT! 


So, here goes some videos both for those who like and dislike him:


You like JB? So, click here!!


You hate JB? So, click here!!

Now, tell us your opinion?
Do you like this little boy? Why (not)?


Did you enjouy our post??
Hope you did!


Cheers!!

B3 - Mon/ Wed 11:00 - 12:15

Rock in Rio 2011

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock. The band consists of founding members Anthony Kiedis (vocals) and Michael "Flea" Balzary (bass), alongside longtime drummer Chad Smith and recently added guitarist Josh Klinghoffer.

The band's original line-up featured guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons, albeit not playing on the debut album, The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Cliff Martinez was the drummer for the first two records, filling in for Irons, and guitarist Jack Sherman played on the first only. Slovak performed on two albums with the band, Freaky Styley and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan; he died of a heroin overdose in 1988, resulting in Irons' departure.Former Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro briefly replaced Irons before the band found a permanent replacement in Smith. Guitarist John Frusciante replaced Slovak. The line-up of Flea, Kiedis, Frusciante and Smith was the longest-lasting, and recorded the band's fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth albums, Mother's Milk (1989), Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991), Californication (1999), By the Way (2002) and Stadium Arcadium (2006).

Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris previously Judkins born May 13, 1950, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. Blind since shortly after birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records' Tamla label at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day.

Among Wonder's best known works are singles such as "Superstition", "Sir Duke", "I Wish" and "I Just Called to Say I Love You". Well known albums also include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life.He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist. Wonder is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States.In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary, with Wonder at number five.

Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los
Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums,
three EPs, and one live album. The classic original lineup, as signed
to Geffen records, consisted of lead vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist
Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan and
drummer Steven Adler. Co-founder Axl Rose is the only current original
member of Guns N' Roses.

Guns N' Roses played "Rock In Rio in Brazil followed by shows in
Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Mexico. The band is keeping fans on
their toes by continuing to add individual gigs rather than a full
tour announcement. Guns N' Roses previously promised the upcoming tour
would feature "30 concerts in the U.S." with dates scheduled" from
October to New Year's Eve.

Maroon 5

Maroon 5 is an American pop rock  band from Los Angeles, California.
While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist
Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey
Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's
Flowers and released one album in 1997. After a brief period they
re-formed with guitarist James Valentine, and pursued a new direction
as Maroon 5. The following year they released their debut album Songs
About Jane, which contained four hit singles: "Harder to Breathe",
"This Love", "She Will Be Loved" and "Sunday Morning"; it also enjoyed
major chart success, going gold, platinum, and triple platinum in many
countries around the world.

Katy Perry

Katy Perry  was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, on October 25, 1984. She is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents. Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a career in music. As Katy Hudson, she released a self-titled gospel album in 2001, which was unsuccessful. She later recorded an album with production team The Matrix and completed the majority of a solo album from 2004–05, the later of which was never released. Perry is the first female artist to get five hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in one year.

C3 Friday  13.00    Sonia Malta

Fame brings happiness!

What comes to your mind when you hear the word MUSIC?    Happiness? Love? Peace? Rhythm? We all agree that music touches us, makes us move. It  has a superb power of gathering lots of fans such as in RIR 2011. However, an inconvenient question  has been raised about famous artists who were involved with drugs despite all success and money. Is there any reasonable explanation for such behavior? We invite our readers to reflect on this issue. We don’t mean here to judge any of them. After all, they are idols. Take a look at some examples and leave your comment.

Elis Regina Carvalho Costa was born in Porto Alegre on March 17^th, 1945. She was a Brazilian artist, famous  for her remarkable stage presence,  her voice  and strong  personality. Nowadays, Elis Regina is considered by many critics and other musicians the best Brazilian singer of all time. Her great success came after the songs“ Falso Brilhante” and “Transversal do Tempo”. She innovated  musical shows in the country where she was able to demonstrate contradictory  emotions such as sadness and happiness in a single presentation or in  a single song. She died on January 19^th, 1982 due to complications from an overdose of cocaine and alcohol, causing national commotion.  She was just 36 years old when it happened.

Agenor de Araujo Miranda Neto, who was known  as Cazuza ,was born in Rio de Janeiro on  April 4, 1958 and died in his hometown on July 7, 1990. He was a Brazilian singer and composer who won fame as singer and the main songwriter of the rock  band Barão Vermelho. Cazuza is considered one of the best composer of Brazilian music. Cazuza was also known for being rebellious, bohemian and controversial, having stated in interviews that he was bisexual. During teenage, he was involved with drugs. He also  announced to be HIV positive in 1989, which caused his death in 1990.

Here there are  other international examples:

 Elvis Aaron Presley (1935 - 1977)  

Amy Jade Winehouse (1983 - 2011)

 Kurt Donald Cobain (1967 - 1994)

Can you think of other famous artists involved with drugs ? Were they influenced by the artistic environment?

CE5 Fri 16:00 - Andrea Figueiredo