boasting some of the continents finest exhibition centers and corporate retreats, rio has begun to attract commercial events of the highest caliber.

to validate the capacity of the city to host significant business events, a number of annual exhibitions and trade shows continue to return to rio, including the rio oil & gas expo, laad defense & security trade show, and the riosec.

2012 saw rio+20, the un conference on sustainable development come to rio, making use of the prestigious facilities of the riocentro.

very popular business events such as the advertising festival Festival Brasileiro de Publicidade, or the expo internacional de turismo contribute year after year to highlight rio's position as a prime host for national and international business conventions.