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Rock in Rio 2001
We are 166 million inhabitants in Brazil. If each one of us stops for 3 minutes to think about what we can do to better the world, it will be a great start.
This is the mobilization we will propose. On January 12, 2001, at 7 p.m., the Symphonic Orchestra opened the event at the City of Rock, with John Lennon's song "Imagine".
Rock in Rio For a better world
The project For a Better World was the key prop for the festival's third edition and allocated 5% of the net revenue from ticket sales, sponsorship, product licensing, etc., for the Viva Rio Organization (70%) and other vocational education projects (30%) led by serious social organisms like UNESCO, which will promote a contest to select one educational project to be supported.
The overall estimate is to collect R$ 12 million, apart from other donation systems for the project which were developed, via Internet, for instance. If reached, that amount could contribute to the training of 11,500 youngsters.
These youngsters, between 17 and 29, belong to a risky social group. They have passed the age of compulsory education but still haven't defined their professional future. Today, with the fundamental education program implemented by the federal administration, 95% of the Brazilian children between 7 and 14 go to school, but young adults older than 17 belong to a generation previous to the introduction of the project. According to statistics, each school year raises the revenue by 17%. High school graduation takes this figure up to 54%.
The Figures
Investment: R$ 60 million
Area: 250 thousand sq. meters
Days: 7
Attendance: 1,235 million
Estimate spectators around the world: 1 billion
Attraction hours: 40 hours a day
Total of Bands: 134
At the World Stage: 21 international and 21 Brazilian bands
At the Roots Tent: 26 bands
At Brazil Tent: 49 bands - 7 a day
At the Electro Tent: 14 Brazilian and 14 international DJs plus circus groups
At the Rock Contest: 8 bands
People involved in the organization: 120
People involved in the execution: 3,000
Preparation time: 9 months
The construction
The city area is 250,000 sq. meters
33 km of fabrics and 500 tons of steel used to build the City of Rock.
The World Stage alone used 15 km of fabrics - weighing 22 tons - and 200 tons of steel.
Who Was There
International artists:
AaronCarter, Beck, Britney Spears, Dave Matheus Band, Deftones, Five, Foo Fighters, Guns´n Roses, James Taylor, Neil Young, N´Sync, Oasis, Papa Roach, Queens of The Stone Age, Iron Maiden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Sting, Sheryl Crow and Silver Chair.
Brazilian artists:
Barão Vermelho, Capital Inicial, Carlinhos Brown, Cássia Eller, Daniela Mercury, Elba Ramalho, Engenheiros do Hawai, Fernanda Abreu, Funk ´n Lata, Gilberto Gil, Ira, Ultraje a Rigor, Kid Abelha, Milton Nascimento, Moraes Moreira, O Surto, Pato Fu, Pavilhão 9, Sandy & Junior, Sepultura and Zé Ramalho.
This is the mobilization we will propose. On January 12, 2001, at 7 p.m., the Symphonic Orchestra opened the event at the City of Rock, with John Lennon's song "Imagine".
Rock in Rio For a better world
The project For a Better World was the key prop for the festival's third edition and allocated 5% of the net revenue from ticket sales, sponsorship, product licensing, etc., for the Viva Rio Organization (70%) and other vocational education projects (30%) led by serious social organisms like UNESCO, which will promote a contest to select one educational project to be supported.
The overall estimate is to collect R$ 12 million, apart from other donation systems for the project which were developed, via Internet, for instance. If reached, that amount could contribute to the training of 11,500 youngsters.
These youngsters, between 17 and 29, belong to a risky social group. They have passed the age of compulsory education but still haven't defined their professional future. Today, with the fundamental education program implemented by the federal administration, 95% of the Brazilian children between 7 and 14 go to school, but young adults older than 17 belong to a generation previous to the introduction of the project. According to statistics, each school year raises the revenue by 17%. High school graduation takes this figure up to 54%.
The Figures
Investment: R$ 60 million
Area: 250 thousand sq. meters
Days: 7
Attendance: 1,235 million
Estimate spectators around the world: 1 billion
Attraction hours: 40 hours a day
Total of Bands: 134
At the World Stage: 21 international and 21 Brazilian bands
At the Roots Tent: 26 bands
At Brazil Tent: 49 bands - 7 a day
At the Electro Tent: 14 Brazilian and 14 international DJs plus circus groups
At the Rock Contest: 8 bands
People involved in the organization: 120
People involved in the execution: 3,000
Preparation time: 9 months
The construction
The city area is 250,000 sq. meters
33 km of fabrics and 500 tons of steel used to build the City of Rock.
The World Stage alone used 15 km of fabrics - weighing 22 tons - and 200 tons of steel.
Who Was There
International artists:
AaronCarter, Beck, Britney Spears, Dave Matheus Band, Deftones, Five, Foo Fighters, Guns´n Roses, James Taylor, Neil Young, N´Sync, Oasis, Papa Roach, Queens of The Stone Age, Iron Maiden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, REM, Sting, Sheryl Crow and Silver Chair.
Brazilian artists:
Barão Vermelho, Capital Inicial, Carlinhos Brown, Cássia Eller, Daniela Mercury, Elba Ramalho, Engenheiros do Hawai, Fernanda Abreu, Funk ´n Lata, Gilberto Gil, Ira, Ultraje a Rigor, Kid Abelha, Milton Nascimento, Moraes Moreira, O Surto, Pato Fu, Pavilhão 9, Sandy & Junior, Sepultura and Zé Ramalho.
highlights
MORE THAN 1 MILLON PEOPLE
The City of rock received 1 million and 235 trousands of people during all the days of the festival.
STOP AND THINK
Rock in Rio For a better world manage to stop for three minutes more than 3500 TV and radio stations all over Brazil.
A NEW CITY OF ROCK
To attend the public, it was built in the city of Rock two ¨Beer Garden¨, two big centers of food services and two shopping centers with 50 shops.
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