From the first notes of “Bloody Mary”, Lady Gagawhich appeared on the scene with a scarlet red dress, turned on a crowd on Saturday at the iconic Copacabana Beachat the beginning of his mega free concert in Rio de Janeiro.
The American pop diva, which had not appeared in Brazil since a tour in 2012 achieved an assistance of 2.1 million attendees, according to the City Hall and Statão.
“I lacked several days of class at the Faculty just to come to this show,” said Walter Segundo, a 23 -year -old who traveled from Sao Luis, in the state of Maranhao (Northeast), about 3 thousand kilometers from Rio.
“Lady Gaga is all for me, I am his fan since 2008,” he added.
Throughout the week, the “Little Monsters”.
The Mayor’s Office of Rio estimated an audience of 1.6 million people, which is expected to inject 100 million dollars into the local economy, almost 30% more than what was perceived by the singer Madonna’s show, also free, in the same place a year ago.
The municipal authorities hope to perpetuate this tradition of free megconcientes in May to stimulate tourism at a time considered low season. Mayor Eduardo Paes suggested that he intends to bring the Rock U2 group, without specifying the date.
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Lady Gaga during the concert in Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Daniel Ramalho / AFP).
For the Lady Gaga concert on Saturday, the authorities deployed an impressive security device, with more than 5,000 agents, drones and cameras With facial recognition.
Attendees had to wait in a long line to pass police controls with metal detectors and have access to the beach, on a day of intense heat.
Idolized by the LGBT community, the interpreter of “Bad Romance” had planned to head the billboard at the Rock In Rio Festival in 2017, but had to cancel at the last minute for health reasons.
“Mayhem“, Lady Gaga’s eighth album is loaded with hits as” Die with a Smile “, recorded with Bruno Mars and awarded a Grammy, the 14th of the singer and actress.
But Alan Jones, a hairdresser from the state of Santa Catarina (South), said that he prefers mostly “Born This Way”, inspiration, according to him, of the blue skull that was tattooed on the left arm.
“It was the song that made me accept as I am,” he said, days before he turned 30.
Some “Little Monsters” were on beach since almost dawn.
Photo: Daniel Ramalho / AFP.
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“I arrived at 7 in the morning,” said Alisha Duarte, 22, who did not hesitate to spend the whole day under the sun to see his favorite artist in flesh and blood.
“At the moment it is calm. It will be more difficult at night, when you begin to fill with many people, but we will survive, Lady Gaga deserves it,” he added.
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