''Ultra Brasil'' is an outdoor

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that is a part of

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's worldwide expansion, which has now spread to twenty countries. Ultra Brasil debuted in November 2008 in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

and Belo Horizonte,

Brasil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area an ...

. In 2016, Ultra Brasil took place at the

Sambodromo Sambadrome ( pt, Sambódromo) is the name given to an exhibition place for the Samba schools parades during Brazilian Carnival, Carnaval in Brazil. A sambadrome generally consists of tiered spectator viewing areas surrounding a long alley for the sc ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

, Brasil during 14–15 October 2016. The 2017 edition of Ultra Brasil has been announced to take place at the Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro during 12–14 October 2017.

History

2008

The inaugural edition of Ultra Brasil took place in two locations—Belo Horizonte and São Paulo, Brasil during 1–2 November 2008. Approximately 17,500 fans attended Ultra's first worldwide event in Brasil. The event in Belo Horizonte took place at the Centro De Convençoes Risoleta Neves and lasted for over twelve hours, from day to night. The event in São Paulo took place at the Anzu Club, and lasted for about twenty-three hours, from night to day. Ultra Brasil 2008 featured the likes of

Carl Cox Carl Cox (born 29 July 1962) is a British house and techno club DJ, as well as radio DJ and record producer. He is based in Hove, Sussex, England. Cox has won and been nominated for numerous awards. He has performed at numerous clubs and e ...

Erick Morillo Erick Morillo (March 26, 1971 – September 1, 2020) was a Colombian-American disc jockey, music producer, and record label owner. Having produced under a number of pseudonyms, including Ministers de la Funk, The Dronez, RAW, Smooth Touch, RBM, D ...

Booka Shade Booka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene. They have released 7 studio albums including Memento (2004) Movements (2006), The Sun & The ...

, Fedde Le Grand,

Benny Benassi Marco "Benny" Benassi (; born 13 July 1967) is an Italian DJ, record producer and remixer. He is widely seen as a pioneer of electro house, a genre brought into the mainstream by his 2002 summer club hit " Satisfaction". He started his career ...

Victor Calderone Victor Calderone (born March 20, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American electronic music producer, DJ and remixer. Biography Raised in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, Calderone was introduced into New York City's nightlif ...

Yves Larock Yves Cheminade (; born 18 July 1977 in Neuchâtel), better known by the stage name Yves Larock (), is a Swiss DJ and record producer. He is a member of Africanism All Stars. Biography His single " Rise Up", featuring vocals by Jaba, was a popul ...

Tocadisco Roman Böer (born 9 June 1974), better known as DJ Tocadisco, formerly Tocadisco (; Spanish for "turntable"), is a German DJ and record producer. Biography Born in Berlin, but grew up as the son of the photographer and media designer Gerry Böe ...

, Crossover, and Brazilian artists like Ferris, Leo Janiero, Rodrigo Vieira, Marcos Carnaval, and Luca Di Napoli.

2010

Ultra Brasil returned to São Paulo, Brasil on 6 November 2010 and took place at the Chácara do Jockey, and approximately 20,000 people were in attendance for Ultra's second event in Brasil. The event consisted of four stages—Main Stage, Carl Cox & Friends, We Love Brasil Stage, and the Tenda the Week Stage. The event featured exclusive performances from Fatboy Slim, Moby, and Carl Cox. Other artists on the bill for the festival included Above & Beyond,

Groove Armada Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles "At the River", " I See You Baby" and " Superstylin'". The duo have released nine studio albums, four of w ...

Kaskade Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. ''DJ Times'' voted Kaskade "America's Best DJ" in 2011 and 2013. ''DJ Mag'' named Kaskade fifty-first on its 20 ...

Grum Graeme Shepherd (born 7 May 1986), better known by his stage name Grum, is a Scottish electronic musician and producer. Career Grum's debut album, ''Heartbeats'', was released on 17 May 2010. It has been compared to Daft Punk's ''Discovery' ...

Gui Boratto Guilherme Boratto (born 1974 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian electronic music producer. In the 1990s, he was a member of Sect. His debut solo album '' Chromophobia'' was awarded the title of Mixmag Album of the Month. Regarding why he chose the na ...

, Afrobeta, Marky,

Lovefoxxx Luísa Hanae Matsushita (born February 25, 1984), known by her stage name Lovefoxxx, is the lead singer of the Brazilian indie band Cansei de Ser Sexy ( CSS). Early life and career Lovefoxxx was born in Campinas, Brazil. She is of Portuguese, ...

, Kings of Swingers and Stop Play Moon, Renato Ratier, Fedde Le Grand, Faithless, Yousef, and Anderson Noise.

2011

The following edition of Ultra Brasil took place on 3 December 2011 at the Sambódromo Anhembi in São Paulo, Brasil. The event featured two stages—Main Stage and the Arena. About 30,000 people attended the third edition of Ultra Brasil. Artists on the lineup included

Swedish House Mafia Swedish House Mafia (SHM) is a Swedish house music supergroup consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008, were placed at number ten on the '' DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJ Poll 2011, and have ...

, New Order,

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2manyDJs Soulwax are an electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Centred around brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, other current members include Igor Cavalera and Stefaan Van Leuven. They were first noticed after the release of their album ''Much Against Eve ...

Death From Above 1979 Death from Above 1979 (also known as Death from Above) is a Canadian rock duo consisting of bassist Jesse F. Keeler and drummer and vocalist Sebastien Grainger from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band released their debut album, '' You're ...

Laidback Luke Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen (born 22 October 1976), better known under his stage name Laidback Luke, is a Dutch DJ and music producer. He notably remixed the Robin S. song, " Show Me Love" which charted at No. 11 on the UK charts in 2009. He ...

, Alesso, Shit Robot, MSTRKRFT,

Major Lazer Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. It originates from Kingston, Jamaica, and was founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after ...

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 unti ...

, Diplo, Renato Ratier, the Twelves,

DJ Marky Marco Antonio da Silva known professionally as DJ Marky, is a Brazilian drum and bass DJ. Together with DJ Patife, XRS Land and Drumagick, Brazilians were forging a new sound in drum and bass that became popular around the world with releases s ...

, and more.

2016

After four years, Ultra Brasil returned, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil during 14–15 October 2016 at the Sambodromo. Exclusive pre-sale tickets for Ultra Brasil went on sale in April, and the following tier of tickets went on sale in early May. The phase one lineup for Ultra Brasil was announced on 20 July 2016 and included the likes of

Dash Berlin Dash Berlin is a Dutch electronic music duo started in 2007 in The Hague by Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn. Dash Berlin were voted the seventh most popular DJs in the world according to ''DJ Mag'' in 2012; Kalberg and Molijn were record pro ...

Hardwell Robbert van de Corput (; born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by ''DJ Mag'' in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 ...

Martin Garrix Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—201 ...

DJ Snake William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is an Algerian French music producer and DJ, first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called "Turn Do ...

, ANNA,

Heatbeat Heatbeat are an Argentinian trance and electro house production project formed in 2006 by Agustin Servente and Matias Chavez a.k.a. Matias Faint, who scored a number of hits since their formation. Their most famous tracks to date are "Paradise ...

Hot Since 82 Daley Padley, also known as Hot Since 82, is a British DJ, house music producer and DJ Awards winner currently based in Leeds, UK. He has been releasing music under the ''Hot Since 82'' moniker since 2012. Personal life Padley entered the e ...

Jauz Sam Vogel, also known by his stage name Jauz ( ), is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer based in San Francisco, United States. He founded his own record label, Bite This, in 2017. Early life Vogel grew up in Northern Californi ...

, and Matador. The phase one lineup announcement also that Ultra Brasil would have a Resistance/Carl Cox & Friends Stage. The phase two lineup for Ultra Brasil was announced on 23 August 2016 and included the likes of Above & Beyond,

Krewella Krewella is an American electronic dance music band from the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Illinois, United States, that formed in 2007. Their musical style has been mainly described as EDM, dance-rock, and dance-pop. However, Krewella's style ...

(live), Nic Fanciulli, Steve Aoki, Art Department, Carnage,

Cosmic Gate Cosmic Gate is a German DJ duo consisting of trance music producers Claus Terhoeven (born 1972) and Stefan Bossems (born 1967). Both hail from Krefeld, Germany. On October 28, 2009, ''DJ Magazine'' announced the results of their annual Top 100 ...

Infected Mushroom Infected Mushroom is an Israeli musical duo formed in Haifa in 1996 by producers Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani. They produce and perform psytrance, electronica, dream trance and psychedelic music. They are one of the best-selling groups in I ...

, Markus Schulz, Steve Lawler,

Nicole Moudaber Nicole Moudaber is a Lebanese/British event promoter, record label founder, radio personality, and DJ/ producer. She is the head of her own imprint MOOD Records and runs an award-winning weekly radio show, In The MOOD. Biography Nicole Moud ...

, and many more. The final lineup for Ultra Brasil was announced on 12 September 2016 and featured additional artists including

Felguk Felguk is the stage name of the Brazilian DJs and record producer duo Felipe Lozinsky (born February 12, 1986) and Gustavo Rozenthal (born February 26, 1982). The duo performed - and had their single "2nite" as the track for the official trailer ...

, Jon Rundell, Liquid Soul, Rodrigo Vieira, Vini Vici, and many other local and regional artists. It was also announced that Ultra Brasil and MTV worked together to broadcast the festival to fans across

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...

. Ultra Brasil sold out its allotted number of tickets on 14 October 2016. Over 60,000 fans swarmed to the north of the city for what turned out to be one of the undisputed highlights of Ultra Worldwide’s 2016 calendar.

2017

On 19 January 2017, it was announced that Ultra Brasil would return to the Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro for an extended three days during 12–14 October 2017. Early bird tickets for this second edition went on sale 27 January 2017 and sold out a few days after. Tier 1 tickets for Ultra Brasil 2017 went on sale 21 February 2017. During Ultra Music Festival's 19th edition, it was revealed that Armin van Buuren would be one of the artists performing at Ultra Brasil. Egyptian trance duo,

Aly & Fila Aly & Fila are an Egyptian trance music duo made up of Aly El Sayed Amr Fathalah (Aly) and Fadi Wassef Naguib (Fila). They host an Internet radio show called Future Sound of Egypt, and are the founders of the label of the same name. The duo has ...

has also been announced to play the festival.

2018

On October 29, 2017, it was announced that Ultra Brasil 2018 would be held at the Maracanã Stadium in October 11–13, 2018.{{citation needed, date=December 2019

References

External links

Ultra Worldwide

Ultra Brasil
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