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The Festival Internacional da Canção (FIC) was an annual televised music competition held at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro from 1966 to 1972. The festival was created by journalist and was designed with the goal of rivaling the  hosted by TV Record. Over its seven year run, it featured several of the most influential musicians in Brazilian music including Raul Seixas, Os Mutantes, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Gilberto Gil.

The competition consisted of two divisions: a national section (consisting of only Brazilian songwriters) and an international section (consisting of all attending countries including the winners of the national section). Winners of the international section were given the Golden Rooster Award designed by Ziraldo and produced by jewelry firm H. Stern.

Formation
It was broadcasted by for the inaugural year before being broadcast by TV Globo for all subsequent editions.

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with the help of Francisco Negrão de Lima, the then current governor of the State of Guanabara