{"id":2268,"date":"2011-05-12T01:55:24","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T01:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2011-05-12T01:55:24","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T01:55:24","slug":"reading-comprehension-rock-in-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/reading-comprehension-rock-in-rio\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Comprehension: Rock in Rio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rock in Rio<\/a> is a series of music festivals held in Brazil, Portugal and Spain. The first concert series was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1985, attended by 1.5 million people. Two other shows were held in Brazil in 1991 and 2001, and now the mega-show is coming back to Rio in 2011. Today, we’re going to read about the event to test our reading skills.<\/p>\n

Com ingressos do Rock in Rio esgotados, f\u00e3s continuam na fila<\/a>, Jornal do Brasil<\/p>\n

Excerpt: “Os 600 mil ingressos postos \u00e0 venda na internet e em pontos f\u00edsicos para a quarta edi\u00e7\u00e3o brasileira do Rock in Rio est\u00e3o esgotados. Por\u00e9m, alguns esperan\u00e7os continuam na fila, em frente ao est\u00e1dio do Engenh\u00e3o, no Rio de Janeiro, nesta quarta (11).”<\/em><\/p>\n

Questions: What happened after the tickets sold out? When will the shows be held?<\/p>\n

Rock in Rio tem pacotes da Tam Viagens e inicia s\u00e1bado venda de ingressos<\/a>, Mercado e Eventos<\/p>\n

Excerpt: “Para receber os 294 mil turistas esperados para o Rock in Rio 2011, sem causar transtornos \u00e0 cidade, a organiza\u00e7\u00e3o do evento e a Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro desenvolveram uma log\u00edstica de acesso e transporte especial para a Cidade do Rock. O esquema foi apresentado hoje (03\/05) pela organizadora evento, Roberta Medina, que tamb\u00e9m anunciou o in\u00edcio da venda oficial de ingressos a partir do pr\u00f3ximo s\u00e1bado (07\/05). O evento deve gerar US$ 376 milh\u00f5es para a economia da cidade.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Questions: How many tourists are expected to come to Rio for the event? How will people be able to get to the show?<\/p>\n

Tr\u00eas gera\u00e7\u00f5es aguardam na fila para comprar ingresso para o Rock in Rio<\/a>, G1<\/p>\n

Excerpt: “O Dia da M\u00e3es para a fam\u00edlia Maia este ano foi bem diferente. O almo\u00e7o em fam\u00edlia foi deixado de lado para que a advogada Viviane, de 35 anos, pudesse fazer companhia \u00e0 filha de 13 anos, Carolina, que est\u00e1 na fila para comprar ingresso para o Rock in Rio, no shopping Rio Sul, em Botafogo, na Zona Sul do Rio. A av\u00f3 Marilu, para n\u00e3o deixar a data passar em branco, foi ao local convid\u00e1-las para o jantar.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Questions: What did the three women do on Mother’s Day?<\/p>\n

According to the article, people who wanted tickets had to get a number first. How many numbers were given out at this particular location that day?<\/p>\n

Answers<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Some hopeful fans were still waiting in line for tickets; September 23 – 25 and September 30 – October 2<\/p>\n

2. 294,000; only by public transportation (there won’t be any parking)<\/p>\n

3. They went to the mall to buy Rock in Rio tickets; 800<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rock in Rio is a series of music festivals held in Brazil, Portugal and Spain. The first concert series was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1985, attended by 1.5 million people. Two other shows were held in Brazil in 1991 and 2001, and now the mega-show is coming back to Rio in 2011. Today…<\/p>\n

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