Madonna ended her “Celebration Tour” with a free concert on Copacabana beach, in Rio Janeiro. The public took advantage and turned out in droves, as the beach welcomed more than a million and a half people to watch the diva’s show this Saturday night.
It is estimated that 1.6 million people attended the concert, according to G1, which cited the city’s tourism agency. This number is more than 10 times higher than Madonna’s record, recorded in Paris, when, in 1987, 130,000 people attended the concert at Parc de Sceaux. Madonna’s official website classified the show as the biggest in the singer’s four-decade career.
The “Celebration Tour” celebrated 40 years of the artist’s career and was her first retrospective. It began in October, in London, and passed through Portugal with two concerts at the Altice Arena, in Lisbon, on the 6th and 7th of November.
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The “queen of pop” started the show with the 1998 hit “Nothing Really Matters”. Huge applause erupted from the crowd, packed against security barriers, while others watched in celebration from brightly lit apartments and hotels overlooking the beach.
Helicopters and drones flew over the area and speedboats and sailboats anchored on the beachfront along the bay.
“Here we are, in the most beautiful place in the world,” Madonna told the crowd. Pointing to the view of the sea, the mountains and the statue of Christ the Redeemer facing the city, she added: “This place is magical.”
Madonna performed big hits, including “Like a Virgin” and “Hung Up.”
In the introduction to “Like A Prayer,” she covered her face completely with a black veil and held a rosary in her hands.
The singer, 65, paid an emotional tribute to “all the shining lights” who died of AIDS, while singing “Live to Tell”, with black and white photographs of people suffering from the disease, blinking from behind.
Afterwards, she was accompanied on stage by Brazilian artists Anita and Pabllo Vittar.
Madonna shared video on his Instagram account and Dj Diplo, who performed at the concert also published a view of the sand introduced by Anitta.