Altair Santos came from South America to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers tonight at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater, and OnMilwaukee was lucky enough to randomly bump into him the night before.
Santos is from Sáo Paulo, Brazil, and is here to document the band – via the instruction of Warner Brothers, the Chili Peppers' record company – to document the Summerfest show and future performances in the Midwest. Many of his photos have already appeared on the band's official site.
Tomorrow night, "superfan" Santos will see the Red Hots for the 13th time. Eighteen years ago, he started his fan site in Brazil, which quickly became one of the most popular Red Hot Chili Peppers fan sites in the world.
Why does he love RHCP so much that he traveled to Milwaukee from Brazil to see the band?
"I love funk music and I am especially excited to see them at a Summerfest show because I have been told, even in Brazil, that this is the greatest outdoor festival in the United States," he says.
Tickets are still available to tonight's Red Hot Chili Peppers' concert.
Here's a tribute video co-produced by Altair Santos that received 884,000+ views:
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