the pioneering music festival dedicated to rock music in brazil was held between the cities of rio de janeiro and săo paulo known as hollywood rock, sponsored by the brazilian cigarette company of souza cruz - notable bands that played at the festival, within the eight editions the event was hosted, were nirvana, whitney houston, duran duran and simple minds - its last edition was in 1996 due to a brazilian law that prohibits advertisement and cultural events promoted by cigarette companies.

here is a list of establishments one can find rock on a friday.