METROPOLE · BUSINESS OF CULTURE

Key Facts

—Rio2C, billed as Latin America’s biggest creative-industries gathering, moved about R$516m ($99m) through the city, a new city study estimates.

—The six-day event drew more than 55,000 people and visitors from 30 countries to a single arts venue in Rio.

—About R$152m ($29m) came from direct spending on the event itself, such as hotels, food, transport and production.