The 13th edition of the Salvador de Bahia Summer Festival will be celebrated on February 2-5 at the Expo Center in the Brazilian city. The Cidade da Musica (City of Music), as the Expo Center is better known for, will welcome more than 120 performances by renowned international artists such as Jazon Mraz, Ivete Sangalo, María Gadú, Jota Quest, Margareth Menezes and many more. The first Festival held back in 1999 celebrated the 450th anniversary of the third most important city in Brazil. During the last 13 years, the soteropolitanos (people from Salvador de Bahía) have been organizing the biggest music event in the country with a varied lineup featuring different music genres and guest artists from Brazil and around the world. This edition will have 6 main boxes, including one dedicated exclusively to Samba music and the Casa do Pagode (The Pagode House), which will be inaugurated specially for the event.