Brazil Football

What Brazil Football does

Emociona Entretenimentos, branded in the input dataset as "Brazil Football," is a privately-held Brazilian entertainment production company headquartered in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Founded approximately seven years prior to its most recent website update, the company is owned by three partners — Rodrigo Wangler, João Paulo Pedroza, and Christian Bastos Sampaio — and operates with a small team of 1-10 employees. It specializes in producing and curating nightlife parties, concerts, and cultural events at premium venues across Rio de Janeiro state.

The company's core offering is a portfolio of approximately 15 branded event properties spanning multiple genres and demographics. Signature events include Reveillon Carioca (New Year's Eve at Hotel Intercontinental), Brasil Hexa (Marina da Glória), Rio House Music (Marina/Píer Mauá), Moonight (a revived 1990s brand), Baile Black, Gangster Club (Espaço Franklin), Expresso, Bootleg, Exalta Weekend, Identidade Brasileira, Sapucapeta, mi.ni.ma, Fundição Premium, and Rio Festa. The company previously operated the former Pátio Lounge at Jockey Club. There is no proprietary technology platform, mobile app, or software product; the offering is the events themselves, executed through physical venue operations.

The business model is professional services / event production. Revenue is generated primarily through ticketed event attendance and direct venue sales, with events promoted via organic social media (Facebook event pages, Twitter, YouTube). The customer segment is horizontal — individuals and groups in Rio de Janeiro seeking nightlife, party, and cultural entertainment experiences. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is regional, limited to Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area venues. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, external investment, acquisitions, or geographic expansion beyond its home market.

Name

Brazil Football

Legal name

Emociona Entretenimentos

Website

https://emociona.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Emociona Entretenimentos is a privately-held Rio de Janeiro-based entertainment production company that produces and curates a portfolio of branded nightlife parties, concerts, and cultural events at premium venues across Rio de Janeiro state for consumer audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nightlife and Cultural Event Production

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGAIAL

Nightlife Venue Groups & Operators (Multi-Location)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Nightlife & Live Music Venues (Clubs, Bars)

SECONDARYMPAGALAF

Nightclub & Small Live Venue Operations (Clubs, Bars with Stages)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Event Venues & Venue Operations (Arenas, Theaters, Halls)

SECONDARYMPAAAGAE

Sponsorship & Sports Experiential Marketing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Experiential & Event Marketing Agencies

Keywords

• Event production services
• Nightlife entertainment events
• Music party curation
• Cultural event production
• Rio de Janeiro nightlife

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Production Services: Production and curation of large-scale entertainment events and shows throughout Rio de Janeiro state, including parties, concerts, and cultural events at premium venues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Brazil Football (Emociona Entretenimentos) is a Rio de Janeiro-based entertainment production company that produces and curates a portfolio of large-scale nightlife parties, concerts, and cultural events at premium venues. The company operates event brands including Reveillon Carioca (New Year's Eve at Hotel Intercontinental), Brasil Hexa (Marina da Glória), Rio House Music (Marina/Píer Mauá), Baile Black, Gangster Club, Moonight, and others. It has previously managed the Pátio Lounge at Jockey Club and serves consumers and groups in Rio de Janeiro seeking curated nightlife and cultural entertainment experiences.

Product overview

Emociona Entretenimentos is an entertainment production company that operates as a single-product event production service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company produces and curates a portfolio of parties, events, and shows across Rio de Janeiro, including signature events such as Reveillon Carioca (New Year's Eve at Hotel Intercontinental), Brasil Hexa (Marina da Glória), Rio House Music (Marina/Píer Mauá), Moonight, Baile Black, and Gangster Club. The company has previously operated venues including Pátio Lounge at Jockey Club and continues to organize diverse events ranging from electronic music parties to cultural celebrations and horse shows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Reveillon Carioca: New Year's Eve event at Hotel Intercontinental
• Brasil Hexa
• Rio House Music
• Moonight
• Baile Black
• Gangster Club
• Expresso
• Bootleg
• Athina Onassis Horse Show
• Exalta Weekend
• Identidade Brasileira
• Sapucapeta
• mi.ni.ma
• Rio Festa

Products and services

• Reveillon Carioca

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hotel IntercontinentalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for Reveillon Carioca event held at Hotel Intercontinental in Rio de Janeiro. The hotel serves as venue partner for this major annual New Year's Eve celebration.
• Club Med Rio das PedrascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partnership for Weekend event series held at Club Med Rio das Pedras resort location.
• Marina da GlóriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium waterfront venue hosting Brasil Hexa celebration event. Marina da Glória is a landmark location in Rio de Janeiro.
• Marina/Píer MauácoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaterfront venue hosting Rio House Music event series at Marina/Píer Mauá location.
• Espaço FranklincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partnership for Gangster Club event held at Espaço Franklin.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Sympla: Leading Brazilian event ticketing and management platform. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler whose platform Emociona's events could leverage for distribution and data, and whose market position shapes the competitive dynamics of Brazilian event production.
• Eventim Brasil: Brazilian arm of the global ticketing platform Eventim. Comparable as an enabling infrastructure provider in the live entertainment ecosystem and a potential distribution partner or competitive threat depending on its vertical integration.

Direct peers

• Time For Fun (T4F): Brazil's largest live entertainment company, producing concerts, festivals, and live events nationwide. Directly comparable as a Brazilian event production operator, though at substantially larger scale and with a broader geographic footprint than Emociona.
• Bonus Track: Brazilian event production company producing concerts, tours, and live entertainment experiences. Comparable as a Brazilian live-event producer competing for venues, artists, and consumer attention in the same national market.

Broad incumbents

• Live Nation Entertainment: Global live entertainment conglomerate with operations in Brazil. Comparable as a much larger incumbent in the live events space with established artist rosters, ticketing infrastructure, and venue relationships that could pressure local producers like Emociona in Rio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/emociona_ent
• YouTubeyoutube.com/emociona
• Facebookfacebook.com/emociona.entretenimentos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brazil-football

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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