''Live In Rio'' is the third live material by

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. The video was recorded on October 8, 2006, before an audience of 100,000 people at the

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on the group's Tour Brasil 2006. RBD made history in this concert by becoming the first

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act to sell out the Maracanã, overshadowing in the process the turnouts for acts such as

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with 50.000. This particular concert also saw the first performance of "

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", RBD's

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off of their then-upcoming third

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, ''

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''. The DVD included extra features such as a documentary following RBD's first Brazilian concert tour, in which the group performed 13 sold-out concerts in 12 cities; the main being

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, Brasilia,

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(the only city in which they played two concerts),

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, and finishing in Rio de Janeiro, where the DVD was filmed. Other special features on the DVD include a behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by a teenage fan, showing other fans in line for the concert, as well as the tour's crew. A photo gallery with pictures of fans dressed as "

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", taken during the line for the concert, was also included. An official 2- CD promotional

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was made in

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, but was not released for sale, just distributed to radio stations. In Brazil, a special limited edition of the album was distributed to subscribers of

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channel

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(in which RBD's originating

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, ''

Rebelde ''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, ''Rebelde Way'', adapted for t ...

'', was shown) with a cardboard cover imitating the school uniform the characters wore in the telenovela. On July 21, 2023, the live audio was released through streaming platforms, after being one of the two DVDs not released with the rest of the band's music in September 2020, the other being '' Tournée do Adeus''.

Background and release

In 2006, RBD band member

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confirmed the recording of the live concert

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at the

, stating: "Imagine our excitement, RBD will record their new

in the Maracanã Stadium. I think it is a gift for the people who truly love us, plus I have so much faith in that concert and very soon you will be able to see it (in DVD) so you can see what happened." The DVD was filmed on October 8, 2006, before a crowd of more than 50,000 people in

. The filmed concert was part of the tour the band made throughout the country, titled Tour Brasil 2006, which reached 13 Brazilian cities. The concert was filmed by 27 cameras recording simultaneously, with an additional two floating overhead by helicopter. The concert's setlist consisted of songs from RBD's first two

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, ''

'' and ''

Nuestro Amor ''Nuestro Amor'' (English: ''Our Love'') is the second studio album by Mexican Latin pop group RBD. The album was released on September 22, 2005, in Mexico, selling over 127,000 units in its first seven hours of release in the country, and 160 ...

'', while also having the premiere of "

", the

from the group's then upcoming album, ''

''. RBD became the first

group to perform at the Maracanã Stadium and to go on tour through various Brazilian cities. The live concert DVD was released on February 2, 2007, in Brazil and on March 20, 2007, in the

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and

. RBD band member

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recommended the release, stating: "It's a wonderful DVD, I had the opportunity to sneak a few peaks, it's impressive, from the venue to how they made it and the show is incredible, the fireworks, it's awe-inspiring." Fellow group member

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defined the concert as one full of passion, love, and talked about the warm welcome of the people, stating: "We ended dancing

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, we were very happy with all the people. The truth is that there has been many, many experiences like that one, it was a very beautiful moment."

Track listing

# "Abertura" (Intro) – 0:51 # "

" – 3:32 # "Santa No Soy" – 3:07 # "Así Soy Yo" – 3:00 # "Feliz Cumpleaños" – 3:32 # " Enséñame" – 3:36 # "Qué Fue Del Amor" – 3:31 # "Cuando El Amor Se Acaba" – 3:53 # "Una Canción" – 3:39 # "

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" –3:28 # "Solo Para Ti" – 4:53 # " Me Voy" – 3:35 # " Sálvame" – 9:00 # "Tenerte Y Quererte" – 3:42 # "Apresentacão da Banda" (Band Introduction) – 8:45 # "

No Pares "No Pares" (English: "Don't Stop") is a song by the Mexican band RBD, from their second live album, '' Live in Hollywood'' (2006). It was the first and only single released from the album. The song was written by Lynda Thomas and performed by Du ...

" – 4:37 # "A Tu Lado" – 6:34 # "Fuera" – 3:37 # "

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" – 3:43 # "Qué Hay Detrás" – 4:34 # "

Un Poco De Tu Amor "Un Poco de Tu Amor" is a song by Mexican pop group RBD, released as the fourth single from their debut album '' Rebelde'' (2004), only in Mexico. The song became the group's fourth hit in the country. Background and release "Un Poco de Tu A ...

" – 4:46 # " Aún Hay Algo" – 4:19 # "Tras De Mí" – 4:28 # "

" – 3:39 # "

" – 3:54 # "Rebelde" ( Portuguese rock version) – 3:44 # "Samba da Mocidade: O Grande Circo Místico/Citacão da Música: Sou Brasileiro" – 8:48 Bonus material * RBD News (Behind the scenes/Making of the DVD) – 19:52 * Eu Sou RBD (Photo Gallery) – 0:27 * Por Trás do Palco (Documentary) – 14:52

Live album

''Live in Rio'' is also an official two- CD

of the recorded song performances of the concert held at the

on October 8, 2006. The double-disc album's pressing was made in

, but was not released for sale, just distributed to radio stations in early 2007. In Brazil, a special limited edition of the album was distributed to subscribers of

channel

(in which RBD's originating

, ''

'', was shown) with a cardboard cover imitating the school uniform the characters wore in the telenovela. In 2020 the album was officially released in CD in Mexico and digitally in the world. The promotional release actually contained 12 live songs on each of the two discs. The album omitted the

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audio of all intros,

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, musical interludes, the

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on drums section, and the band introduction.

Track listing

; Notes *"Me Voy" is the

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's " Gone", originally released on Clarkson's multi-platinum album '' Breakaway'' (2004). *"Feliz Cumpleaños" is the Spanish cover version of

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singer

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's "Happy Worst Day".

Personnel

Credits adapted from the DVD's liner notes. Recorded live at *

(

) Performance credits *

– main artist Musicians *Güido Laris – bass,

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, vocal direction *Gonzalo Velázquez – classical guitar,

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*Carlos María "Charly" Rey –

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, classical guitar, guitar *Mauricio Soto "Bicho" –

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*Luis Emilio Arreaza "Catire" – drums, percussion *Eduardo "Eddy" Tellez –

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Production *Luis Luisillo Miguel – associate producer *Luciane Ribeiro -

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, visual programming *Paulo Pelá - design, visual programming *Santiago Ferraz –

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–

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*Marcos Hermes –

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*Adriana Trigona – graphic design *Carolina Palomo Ramos –

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Charts

Weekly charts (2007)

Year-end charts (2007)

Release information

The

had several release dates, though the official release date was February 2, 2007 in

. According to

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, the DVD had a US release on March 20, 2007. In

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, the DVD spent 19 weeks at number one and was the fourth most sold music DVD in Spain in 2007. In the United States, the DVD was released before March 20 in some retailers, such as

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References

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