Brazil’s Biggest Industry Event, Rio2C, Hits Record Attendance With Carlos Saldanha, Ron Leshem Among Speakers
variety.comMarcelo Cajueiro RIO DE JANEIRO — Latin America’s largest creativity event, Rio2C, will gather over June 4-9 at the Cidade das Artes complex, in Rio de Janeiro, about 50,000 participants, up from 44,000 last year, including some 1,600 speakers and representatives of about 1,100 companies.
Modelled after SXSW, the fifth in-person edition of Rio2C will feature over 500 panels designed to promote the convergence of film/TV, music, innovation, tech, games, publishing, science, fashion, sustainability and sports.
Rio2C 2024, which has “The Age of Awareness” as the central theme, opens Tuesday, June 4 with five summits, followed by three days of conferences and the market.
The event wraps on the June 8-9 weekend with Festivalia, majorly attended by music and tech fans. Virtually all big international film and TV groups established in Brazil will be at Rio2C.
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