The celebration brought together about 6,000 women at the old Leopoldina railway station and featured musical attractions and a handicraft fair. President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff and Minister Nilcéa Freire of SPM were present. The event was promoted by the Special Secretariat for Policies for Women - SPM and had the support of CAIXA, Petrobras, the State Council for Women's Rights - CEDIM / RJ and the City of Rio de Janeiro.