The event pulled in more than 120,000 people over four days and Robe was the only moving light brand featured on this stage in a stunning production lighting design by Junior Luzbel, who heads the locally based company with his brother Ricardo Luzbel and his partner Ricardo Gordilho.
The lighting rig included 36 x Robin Pointes, 12 x Robin MMX Spots, 24 x LEDWash 1200s, 14 x ColorSpot 1200E ATs and 12 x ColorBeam 700E ATs.
The design process took about two weeks, during which Junior consulted with his crew and technicians and also to make sure he could satisfy all the artists' riders and create a plot that would fit most of their requirements.
The stage had various dimensions - the main performance space was about 20 metres wide with 26m catwalks each side and a 19m long front runway extended into the audience.
Most of the Robe devices were rigged on three huge U-shaped trusses above the stage, and six diagonal trusses - three per side - and two E-shaped structures each side of the upstage LED screen.
Several LEDWashes were positioned at FOH to illuminate the scenic façade surrounding the stage for the photographers when singers or dancers were strutting along the front catwalk.
Junior - also the LD for well-known artist Ivete Sangalo - comments, "The Pointes were a big innovation this year together with the fact that we replaced fresnels for LEDWashes as the 'photography' lights. This wonderful LED device by Robe worked perfectly."
Gaffer Paulo Lebrao looked after all the photography needs together with Junior programming and operating the 12 x LEDWashes at FOH, while technicians Viny of MA Lighting and Adriel of Luzbel co-ordinated the 3D visualization suite on site where all the band designers could pre-program their shows in advance.
Technician Carlos Umbelino from Sao Paulo based rental company Apple was there to give support for the Pointes and freelance technician Emerson, also from Sao Paulo, tech'd the LEDWashes and followspots at FOH. In total the lighting team comprised 13 people working before, during and after the festival.
Lighting control was from MA Lighting, with support from their specialist Paulo Lebrao. Two grandMA light consoles and a grandMA ultra-light were networked at FOH and there was also an MA onPC command wing and a grandMA2 light in the 3D studio for programming. The Set Designer was Giuseppe Mazzoni from GMF Arquitetos.
In 2015 the Festival de Verão will run from 21-24 January and may be staged at the recently opened Fonte Nova Arena in the same city.
(Jim Evans)
