Live Entertainment in Rio de Janeiro

The Maracanã is the most legendary sports stadium in the world — the cathedral of Brazilian football where 200,000 people witnessed Uruguay beat Brazil in the 1950 World Cup Final in the most traumatic sports event in Brazilian history, and where three World Cup Finals and the 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony have since been held. For concerts, the Maracanã represents the ultimate Brazilian concert experience, with legendary shows by Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, and the Rolling Stones defining what it means to perform at maximum scale in Brazil.

Jeunesse Arena (formerly HSBC Arena) in Barra da Tijuca is Rio de Janeiro's most modern indoor entertainment arena — a 22,000-capacity venue built for the 2016 Rio Olympics that now serves as the city's premier indoor concert and sporting event destination, hosting major international touring productions from pop superstars to basketball championships. The arena's Olympic legacy and its world-class technical capabilities create a concert venue of considerable Rio de Janeiro entertainment significance.

Maracanã is the most legendary football stadium in South America and one of the most iconic sporting venues in the world — a Rio de Janeiro colossus that once held 200,000 spectators (the largest crowd ever at a football match, the 1950 World Cup Final between Brazil and Uruguay), where Pelé scored his 1,000th career goal in 1969, and where the 2014 World Cup Final and 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony took place. Maracanã's extraordinary capacity for creating the most emotionally charged football atmosphere on earth and its remarkable history of hosting the defining moments of Brazilian and world football create a sports arena of singular global sporting heritage significance.

Rio's Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca, built for the 2016 Summer Olympics, represents Brazil's most ambitious infrastructure project of the 21st century — a massive sports and entertainment complex that hosted 35 events across 16 venues and attracted 3.6 million spectators during the Games. The park's extraordinary Olympic legacy, its world-class arena facilities, and its ongoing post-Games transformation into a concert and entertainment hub create event spaces of considerable Brazilian sporting and cultural significance.

Rock in Rio is the largest music festival in the world by total attendance — a Rio de Janeiro event that drew 1.5 million people across 7 days in its 1985 inaugural edition with Queen, Iron Maiden, Rod Stewart, and James Brown, and has continued to return every few years to present the biggest artists in the world to Brazilian audiences. Rock in Rio's extraordinary scale, its remarkable history of transformative performances, and its deep emotional connection to Brazilian popular music culture create a concert event of singular global significance.