The City of Rock (''Cidade do Rock''), located in

Barra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca () (usually known as Barra) is an upper-class neighborhood or bairro in the Rio de Janeiro#West Zone, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known for it ...

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, is an events venue best known for hosting the music festival

Rock in Rio ''Rock in Rio'' is a recurring music festival originating in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It later branched into other locations such as Lisbon, Madrid and Las Vegas. Nine incarnations of the festival have been held in Rio de Janeiro, in 1985, 1991, ...

Old City of Rock

The City of Rock was created for the Rock in Rio festival in 1985. In 2001, the event returned there for its third edition. It held crowds of up to 250,000 people in one night. With the name "Complexo Esportivo Cidade do Rock" (City of Rock Sports Complex), the area became one of the venues of the

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. Temporary stadiums for

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and

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, with a capacity of 3,000 and 2,000 respectively, were erected on the site. The venue suffered with rain and power shortages, and both tournaments had games cancelled for bad field conditions. The

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for the

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was built upon the original site of the City of Rock.

New City of Rock

New City of Rock was constructed to the southeast of the nearby

Riocentro Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America. Notable events 1981 May Day attack On April 30, 1981, during a May Day music concert, Rio ...

exhibition center, in a partnership between the city of Rio de Janeiro and Rock in Rio creator Roberto Medina. Known as "Parque Olímpico Cidade do Rock" (City of Rock Olympic Park) or Parque dos Atletas (Athletes' Park), the venue started being built in 2010 and was completed one year later, to host the fourth edition of Rock in Rio. Further editions followed in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022. On 2012, two international concerts were hosted there.

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performed at the park during her

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tour on November 9 with an attendance of 26,167, and

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had a gig from the

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on December 2 with an attendance of 34,709. The

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performed there in November 2013 on their 2013 Tour, and

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had a 2014 concert for the Where We Are Tour. The park also hosted facilities for the 2016 Olympics.Cidade dos Atletas Um Paraíso dos Esportes para toda a Cidade

References

External links

Rock City at the Rock in Rio website
{{Authority control Venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Music venues in Rio de Janeiro (city) Sports venues in Rio de Janeiro (city) Softball venues Venues of the 2007 Pan American Games