one of the most spectacular live music venues in rio is the iconic soccer stadium estádio de maracană, that was inaugurated in 1950 and originally had a capacity of 200,000 people - owing to its size and emblematic statue in the city, tina turner chose it to be the solo location for a one off show, as part of her 'break every rule world tour', generating huge anticipation, attracting 188,000 spectators, making it one of the largest concert crowds of the 20th century - it also broke a world record, as the largest paying crowd, for a one-night show ever recorded.

here is a list of venues one can go to for live music on a thursday.