Stones to play free beach concert in Rio
British rockers the Rolling Stones have announced plans to head to Brazil next year for a free concert on Rio De Janeiro's Copacabana Beach - and up to 1.5 million people are expected to attend.
Up to 1.5 million people traditionally gather on Copacabana Beach to celebrate New Year's Eve and organisers say they expect a similar number for the rockers' 18 February show.
Ana Maria Maia, a Rio official for special events, says: "City Hall considers this show to be like another New Year. We will treat it like that."
The event will mark the third time in Brazil for the Stones - and also give frontman Mick Jagger an opportunity to see his six-year-old son Lucas, who lives with his TV presenter mother Luciana Gimenez in Sao Paulo.
