He gave a free show in front of a million and a half people

And, despite the fact that her recital started an hour late, the Brazilian audience was at its peak of euphoria, especially when she took a moment to greet her fans. “A dream come true”he stated about the presentation he made and then took the guitar and once again delighted the audience with his voice in “Burning Up.”

After this, he continued his musical performance with some songs like “Open Your Heart“, where he added a lot of fun to his dance. At the same time, he also presented “Celebrate” and “Live to tell”, like the following topics. The last of them had a special touch with the projection of photos of personalities such as Freddie Mercury, Renato Russo, Cazuza and more victims of HIV. These symphonies were followed by “Erotica”, the central theme of the album of the same name that addresses sex, love and fantasy, although a call interrupted the moment of seduction.

“Who’s calling now?” said the star, who had a dark blindfold placed over his eyes to give rise to “Hung Up”, collaboration carried out with Tokischa in 2022, the video of which was momentarily projected on the screens. On the other hand, the Queen of Pop continued with “Bad Girl”. In turn, after these presentations she received iconic figures of Brazilian music such as Anitta and Pablo Vittar.

“Die Another Day“, “Don’t Tell Me“, “Express Yourself”, “The beautiful island” and a carnival version of “Music”, were the rest of the songs that the diva performed. Finally, and very high, She closed her show with a tribute to Michael Jackson, as she performed “Billie Jean” and, thanks to the art of editing, both artists danced together: she on stage and the king of Pop on the screen with a typical silhouette of his figure .

Tourism and commercial boost

Without a doubt, an exceptional show like only Madonna is used to performing. It should also be noted that the investment of the Rio commune and the sponsors for this show was estimated at about 60 million reais (about 11 million dollars) and it is expected that the money that entered the city will be five times higher (300 million reais, which is equivalent to more than 57 million dollars), for hotel expenses, transportation, meals, and other services. In addition, the rental of boats of various drafts, since in these cases they are also used to watch shows from the sea. “Madonna’s free show has a great impact on our city,” Daniela Maia, tourism secretary of Rio de Janeiro, had said days ago. It will be one of the Rio events with the greatest international visibility. “It will boost our economy and attract tourists from Brazil, Latin America and around the world.”