May 3 – After the success in the United States, Canada and China, Hit Week – the largest Italian music festival abroad – arrives in Rio De Janeiro, for the first time in Brazil. The protagonists of this new edition are the Puglian artists Municipale Balkanica and Erica Mou, who will have the opportunity to perform with some special guest Brazilian. There will be two days of concerts: May 23 at the Italian Cultural Institute in Rio de Janeiro and the 24 at the Teatro Odylo (within the UERJ university campus). In addition to the concerts, other events with operators in the Brazilian music department are scheduled: lectures, wine tastings and many other occasions, all designed to Italian culture’s visibility. Hit Week is produced by Music Experience Roma Srl, by Puglia Sounds and FIMI (Italian Music Industry Federation) with the support of Tap (Portuguese airlines), and under the patronage of the Italian Consulate and the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio and UERJ University of Rio De Janeiro.
