rock in rio is one of the brazil's largest musical events, promoting national and international talent - it is held over four cities, rio de janeiro being the principle location, with special editions in las vegas, madrid and lisbon.

rio de janeiro has hosted the first event in 1985 before staging the 1991, 2001, 2011, 2013 editions, and so and so forth - brazilian entrepreneur and advertiser roberto medina is responsible for getting the festival off the ground, and thanks to its popularity over the year, the event has become an annual party, anxiously expected by locals and visitors alike.

rock in rio is continually one of the largest music gatherings in the world with 1.5 million people attending the first edition, 700,00 in both the second and fourth, 1.2 million in the third, and around 350,00 in each of the lisbon editions.