More than two million people enjoyed Saturday night of the free concert of Lady Gaga on the beach of Copacabana de Río de Janeiro. Breaking all forecasts, the artist dazzled the attendees with her “Gothic Opera” and establishes a new record of assistance to a concert of a female artist, overcoming the congregation made a year earlier in the same place by Madonnaof more than one and a half million attendees.
It was the first performance of the American artist in Brazil after 13 years. Lady Gaga, winner of 14 Grammy, focused her concert on her latest album, Mayheman exhibition that, according to official estimates, has caused a economic impact in the city of almost 100 million euros.
American singer and songwriter Lady Gaga appears in a free macroconciente on Copacabana Beach EFE/ ANTONIO LACERDA
After the acclaimed performances in Coachella and Mexico, the pop superstar again deployed its show in the middle of a gigantic scenario of 1,260 square meters that evoked a Greek theater.
This show can be seen in Barcelona with three nights in which Lady Gaga will display his tour The Mayhem Ballcoinciding with Halloween.
“Thanks for waiting for me for more than ten years”
After interpreting Bloody Mary, Abradacabra y DeseaseLady Gaga, from an elevated box, extended the Brazilian flag and read a message that was translated into simultaneous in which she said she felt “honest”, “Suertuda” and “proud” of acting again in the country.
“Thank you for waiting for me for more than ten years,” said nostalgic. “I thank you for receiving me with open arms” and “Make history with me“He added.
People gather to attend the Lady Gaga open concert, on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro Reuters/Pilar Olivares
With the concert on Copacabana Beach, Lady Gaga has paid a debt that had pending with Brazil for 13 years, when he visited the country with the world tour The Born This Way Ball. In 2017 he wanted to return to wonderful citybut health reasons forced him to cancel his presentation in Rock in Río at the last minute, of which he was part of the main figures of the festival.
Copacabana and the records
Copacabana Beach has become one of the most attractive scenarios for world -class artists, who sacrifice the investment of giving a free concert of these dimensions for establishing the records of assistance of his career.
An initiative promoted by the Mayor’s Office of Rio de Janeiro every year. In 2024 it was Madonna who brought together more than 1.5 million people, matching the brand established by the Rolling Stones in 2006.
Although Lady Gaga has far exceeded that figure, the total record, according to the portal of Guinness World Recordsis still the one that Rod Steward marked in 1994, with around 3.5 million people who went to the traditional New Year’s eve in the Brazilian beach.
Two arrested for planning an attack with homemade bombs
The Brazilian authorities have arrested two suspects, one of them a teenager, within an operation against a group that allegedly planned to attempt with homemade explosives in the macroconciente of Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro, official sources have reported this Sunday.
According to the Civil Police of Rio, the “responsible” of setting up the attack was captured in fraganti in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (South) for illegal possession of a firearm. The teenager, who It stored child pornographyaccording to the investigation, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro.
The police operation, which was deployed in the states of Rio, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso, identified that the suspects “recruited” people through the Internet for “Promote attacks with the use of improvised explosives“. According to local media, group members Happy speeches against the LGTBI population disseminated.
