Without receiving a fee, Gilberto Gil cancels show that would have opened Casa do Brasil in Moscow.
The concert by singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil, which was to inaugurate Casa Brasil, a space dedicated to Brazilian culture in Moscow, the capital of Russia, has been canceled due to delays in the transfer of production funds and artist fees, as well as by the major sponsor, according to sources close to the negotiations.
247 - The concert by singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil, which was to inaugurate Casa Brasil, a space dedicated to Brazilian culture in Moscow, the capital of Russia, has been canceled due to delays in the transfer of production funds and artist fees, as well as by the major sponsor, according to sources close to the negotiations.
According to a report in Folha, organizers of one of the performances in Moscow said that Riotur (Rio de Janeiro's tourism agency) withdrew from the partnership with the project at the last minute and that the bureaucracy of the Russian banking system prevented other remittances of money from arriving in time to be allocated to the festival.
In a statement, those responsible for Casa Brasil denied that the state-owned company in Rio was involved with this event and stated that the cancellation of Gil's show was a consequence of the postponement of the opening of the stages in the city.
According to the producers, this delay was caused by "bureaucratic problems" with the landlord of the Russian property, which postponed the opening of the Brazilian space as a whole.
In the Russian capital with his band, Gilberto Gil should at least watch Brazil's games in St. Petersburg and Rostov before starting a tour of Europe.