If you don’t already know, it’s worth noting: The world’s third largest motorcycle and rock festival takes place in Brazil. OR Capital Motorcycle Weekheld in Brasilia (DF), is second only to the Sturgis motorcycle AND Daytona Bike Weekboth WEthe global cradle of the motorcycle industry and culture.
Let’s go back to the square, the Capital Motorcycle Week to celebrate 20 years on the road and announces a historic edition for 2023. The organizers expect to receive more than 800 thousand people, 350 thousand motorcycles and more than 1,800 motorcycle clubs from all over the world between 20 and 29 July.
This special edition promises to break all records with programming, bands, area, audience and – also – with the impact of inclusion, sustainability and social legacy actions. In terms of structure, the Capital Motorcycle Week it loses nothing compared to international festivals. More than 130 companies specialized in megashows he festivals inside and outside Brazil are involved in the staging of 2023. Tons of equipment is transported to ensure an infrastructure compatible with that of a small municipality, a real City of bikers.
Last year, the festival spawned 12 thousand direct and indirect jobsin movement 55 million reais in the economy of Federal District.
Discover the 10 curiosities about Capital Motorcycle Week:
1. More than 5 million people from 10 countries on 5 continents have attended Capital Moto Week since the first edition in 2004.
2. Over its 20 years, the Festival has received numerous names from the local and national scene. In 2023, history repeats itself with a special twist: more than 100 bands will perform. Capital Moto Week, which is already considered the biggest rock stage in the Midwest, will break its own record.
3. The Festival takes place in the Granja do Torto Exhibition Park and, in 2023, will occupy an area of over 290,000 square meters, the equivalent of 25 Maracanãs. With that report, this will be the biggest edition ever.
4. Combining immersive experiences from international festivals, the complex has an amusement park with a Ferris wheel, bungee-jump, zip line that spans the entire concert arena from above, as well as dozens of other attractions.
5. Thousands of freedom-loving people move to the Moto Week complex every year. In 2022 alone, the festival welcomed 20,000 residents into spaces intended for motorcycle clubs and motorcycle groups.
6. More than 8,000 meters of green area are reserved for campers and cars with awning roofs that are parked for the entire duration of the festival with their own structure.
7. The CMW traditional motorcycle tour is considered the largest in the world! Leave Granja do Torto and pass through the sights of Brasilia. In 2023 it is expected to break last year’s record, when more than 45,000 motorcycles rode through the city and returned to the show venue on the final day.
8. The Festival is one of the few in Brazil certified as Zero Waste by the Zero Waste International Alliance and, every year, zero carbon.
9. The facilities are accessible and adapted to people with disabilities, who have free access to the festival. In addition to sterling translation during the shows, Camarote Solidário offers a raised floor for a better experience.
10. In terms of the fight against hunger, in 2022 alone, 35,000 people in vulnerable situations benefited from the donation of 8.6 tons of food collected through the Solidarity Ticket.
Source: Terra
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