When did Queen perform in Brazil?

January 1985
In January 1985, Queen flew out to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to headline what was to be the biggest rock festival ever held. Queen would be the headline act for the 10-day festival performing on the opening night January 12, and the closing show on January 19th.

How many people were at Queen in Brazil?

Overall Queen played to approximately 700,000 people in the space of just 13 concerts with the show at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil setting the world record for the biggest paying audience at 250,000 people. As a point of note, football star Diego Maradona appeared on stage with the band in Argentina.

What was Freddie Mercury’s family’s nationality?

Parsi
Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Stone Town in the British protectorate of Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania) on 5 September 1946. His parents, Bomi (1908–2003) and Jer Bulsara (1922–2016), were from the Parsi community of western India. The Bulsaras had origins in the city of Bulsar (now Valsad) in Gujarat.

What was Freddie Mercury’s biggest crowd?

120,000 people
Even during Freddie’s final performance with Queen at Knebworth, he commanded the mammoth 120,000 people crowd in the same way he would an audience a tenth of the size.

Did Queen ever perform Mexico?

In Mexico, they played three shows, one in Monterrey and two in Puebla, during which Mercury was said to have appeared wearing an oversized sombrero, prompting the crowd to throw shoes at the band, according to a witness in the audience.

Is Freddie Mercury Egyptian?

Childhood. Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on 5 September 1946 in Stone Town in the British protectorate of the Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania). His parents were Jer and Bomi Bulsara both of them are Persian origin from Iran.

What did Freddie Mercury say about Mexico?

After the second encore of We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions, Freddie says, “Thank you for the shoes! Adios amigos, you motherfuckers! You bunch of tacos, goodbye!”.