Live in Rio (RBD video) explained

Live In Rio
Type:live
Artist:RBD
Cover:Live in Rio.jpg
Border:yes
Released:February 2, 2007
Recorded:October 8, 2006
Venue:Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genre:Latin pop
Length:119 minutes
Label:EMI
Producer:Pedro Damián (exec.)
Prev Title:¿Que Hay Detrás de RBD?
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:RBD: La Familia
Next Year:2007

Live In Rio is the third live material by Mexican pop group RBD. The video was recorded on October 8, 2006, before an audience of 100,000 people at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on the group's Tour Brasil 2006.[1] [2]

RBD made history in this concert by becoming the first Spanish language act to sell out the Maracanã, overshadowing in the process the turnouts for acts such as Luis Miguel or Guns N' Roses with 50.000. This particular concert also saw the first performance of "Ser O Parecer", RBD's lead single off of their then-upcoming third studio album, Celestial.

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 Manaus, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Porto Alegre (the only city in which they played two concerts), Sao Paulo, 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 "rebeldes", taken during the line for the concert, was also included.

An official 2-CD promotional live album was made in Mexico, 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 cable TV channel Boomerang (in which RBD's originating telenovela, Rebelde, 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 re-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 Anahí confirmed the recording of the live concert DVD at the Maracanã Stadium, stating: "Imagine our excitement, RBD will record their new live album 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."[3]

The DVD was filmed on October 8, 2006, before a crowd of more than 50,000 people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The filmed concert was part of the tour the band made throughout the country, titled Tour Brasil 2006, which reached 13 Brazilian cities.[4] [5] [6] 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 studio albums, Rebelde and Nuestro Amor, while also having the premiere of "Ser O Parecer", the lead single from the group's then upcoming album, Celestial. RBD became the first Mexican 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 United States and Mexico.

RBD band member Alfonso Herrera 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 Maite Perroni defined the concert as one full of passion, love, and talked about the warm welcome of the people, stating: "We ended dancing samba, 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

  1. "Abertura" (Intro) – 0:51
  2. "Rebelde" – 3:32
  3. "Santa No Soy" – 3:07
  4. "Así Soy Yo" – 3:00
  5. "Feliz Cumpleaños" – 3:32
  6. "Enséñame" – 3:36
  7. "Qué Fue Del Amor" – 3:31
  8. "Cuando El Amor Se Acaba" – 3:53
  9. "Una Canción" – 3:39
  10. "Este Corazón" –3:28
  11. "Solo Para Ti" – 4:53
  12. "Me Voy" – 3:35
  13. "Sálvame" – 9:00
  14. "Tenerte Y Quererte" – 3:42
  15. "Apresentacão da Banda" (Band Introduction) – 8:45
  16. "No Pares" – 4:37
  17. "A Tu Lado" – 6:34
  18. "Fuera" – 3:37
  19. "Solo Quédate En Silencio" – 3:43
  20. "Qué Hay Detrás" – 4:34
  21. "Un Poco De Tu Amor" – 4:46
  22. "Aún Hay Algo" – 4:19
  23. "Tras De Mí" – 4:28
  24. "Ser O Parecer" – 3:39
  25. "Nuestro Amor" – 3:54
  26. "Rebelde" (Portuguese rock version) – 3:44
  27. "Samba da Mocidade: O Grande Circo Místico/Citacão da Música: Sou Brasileiro" – 8:48

Bonus material

Live album

Live in Rio
Type:live
Artist:RBD
Released:2007 (promo)
Recorded:October 8, 2006
Venue:Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genre:Latin pop
Length:91:12
Label:EMI
Prev Title:Rebels
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:RBD: La Familia
Next Year:2007

Live in Rio is also an official two-CD live album of the recorded song performances of the concert held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 8, 2006.

The double-disc album's pressing was made in Mexico, 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 cable TV channel Boomerang (in which RBD's originating telenovela, Rebelde, 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 live concert audio of all intros, medleys, musical interludes, the Christopher on drums section, and the band introduction.

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the DVD's liner notes.

Recorded live at

Performance credits

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts (2007)

CountryProviderPeak
position
CertificationSalesNotes
Spain[7] PROMUSICAE12× Platinum50,00019 weeks at number 1
Mexico[8] AMPROFON1Platinum20,0002 weeks at number 1
Argentina[9] CAPIF6

Year-end charts (2007)

ChartsPeak
Position
Brazil ABPD TOP 20 DVD – 2007[10] 14
Spain PROMUSICAE - TOP 10 DVD MUSICAL 2007[11] 4

Release information

The DVD had several release dates, though the official release date was February 2, 2007 in Brazil.[12] According to Amazon.com, the DVD had a US release on March 20, 2007.[13] In Spain, 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 Wal-Mart.

RegionRelease dateFormatLabel
BrazilFebruary 2, 2007DVD, digital download
United StatesMarch 20, 2007
Mexico

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saca RBD el dvd Live in rio. August 15, 2013. Las noticias México. Spanish. October 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214022/http://www.lasnoticiasmexico.com/73718.html. dead.
  2. Web site: RBD reúne 110 mil no Maracanã e encerra turnê pelo país. August 15, 2013. Folha. October 9, 2006. Portuguese.
  3. Web site: Planea RBD grabar concierto en estadio Maracaná. https://archive.today/20130815173302/http://www.esmas.com/laoreja/noticias/569529.html. dead. August 15, 2013. August 15, 2013. La Oreja. August 15, 2006. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Primeiro show do RBD no Brasil reúne 20 mil em Manaus. May 28, 2013. Folha de S. Paulo. September 21, 2006. Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Inicia RBD gira y grabación en Brasil . August 15, 2013 . La Oreja . 2007-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070526001122/http://www.esmas.com/laoreja/noticias/567785.html . November 29, 2015 . Spanish.
  6. Web site: Estremece RBD en Brasilia. https://archive.today/20130815173245/http://www.esmas.com/laoreja/noticias/569023.html. dead. August 15, 2013. August 15, 2013. La Oreja. August 15, 2006. Spanish.
  7. Web site: Promusicae . Promusicae . 2012-08-20.
  8. Web site: Certificaciones . Amprofon.com.mx . 2012-08-20 . 2012-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125213818/http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?item=menuCert&contenido=certificados . dead .
  9. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESVD&CO=6/
  10. Web site: Os CDs e DVDs mais vendidos de 2007 . August 15, 2013 . . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20131030112233/http://www.abpd.org.br/estatisticas_mais_vendidos_dvd_2007.asp . 2013-10-30 .
  11. Web site: TOP 10 DVD MUSICAL 2007 . PDF download . August 15, 2013 . . Spanish.
  12. Web site: Feb 2 release . Livrariasaraiva.com.br . 2012-08-20 . 2012-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216091905/http://www.livrariasaraiva.com.br/produto/produto.dll/detalhe?pro_id=1631368&PAC_ID=6297 . dead .
  13. Web site: Release in the US . Amazon . 2012-08-20.