Copacabana is wrapped in a party air, and the Cariocas decided to give Lady Gaga nothing less than the most famous beach in your country, for the diva to present a mass and free recital.
when the clock marked 22:10 the image of Lady Gaga was projected on the immense screens that surrounded the stage: “This is a chaos manifesto”stated the narrative (The Art of Personal Chaos) that anticipated what would be a shocking entry.
Lady Gaga went up to the monumental scenario mounted on the Copacabana sand to give “the largest show of his career”, in front of a concurrence that, although early for definitive numbers – It is estimated at 1.6 million people.
With an impressive display of dancers and a hypnotic scenery, Lady Gaga wore a red suit for the start of the show, which was framed in a huge staging. With “Bloody Mary” y “Abracadabra” The artist welcomed the public who did nothing but hug her with absolute devotion. The ovation continued from the hand of “Judas” “Scheiße”, “Garden of Eden” and “Poker Face”.
The second box of the show hit a gothic aesthetic and toured great hits of Gaga’s repertoire as “Perfect Celebrity”, “Disease”, “Paparazzi”, “Alejandro” y “The Beast”.
Once the first hour of show, Lady Gaga took the microphone and instead of singing he decided to dedicate a message to his audience: “Today we are going to make history, but nobody makes history alone. Thanks for making history with me. You, the people of Brazil, are the reason why brightly here on Copacabana beach. They are vibrant, “Gaga said visibly excited and accompanied by the Brazilian flag and a translator who repeated his words in Portuguese.
Lady Gaga did not appear in Brazil since 2012. In 2017 the singer canceled her participation in the Rock In Rio Festival for health problems. “What I thank most is that you waited for me They waited for me more than 10 years! You will wonder why so much so much? I healed to me, in improving me and while that happened, something powerful was brewing. You always told me to come back when I was ready: Brazil, I’m ready! I love you, and I thank you for waiting and giving me this beautiful welcome. I want the world to see the greatness of their hearts. “His return, this time with an unprecedented show, glimpses as one of the greatest milestones of his career.
Every detail of the show fed the furor of fans who were exultatives with the theatricality with which Gaga interpreted “Killah”, “Zombieboy”, “Die with a Smile” and “How Bad do U want me.”
“¡His freedom, his love, his joy, his spirit is unmatched! I want to express my love to the LGTBQ+community. Thanks for teaching us so much, ”said Gaga just before singing “Born This Way”, which marked one of the most celebrated moments of the show.
Near midnight, wrapped in a tight black costumes and sitting in front of the piano, Gaga began to say goodbye to his audience: “We need love And we need each other. I’m going to sing this for everyone who needs love, ”he said just before interpreting a felt version of“ Leave ”by Heavens.
“The people of Brazil send me so many messages of love. I have a very deep sense of community with all of you, you know the meaning of music. I want to dedicate this song to you, I will always be grateful. I can feel them,” Gaga said and performed “Shallow” before an audience completely submerged in its charm.
After midnight and having turned two hours from the beginning of the recital, Gaga sang “Vanish into you”, which was specially dedicated to the “Little Monsters”, the pop star superfans. The definitive closure of the show came from the hand of a spectacular choreographic deployment that accompanied the diva along the catwalk while sanging “Bad Romance” And he said goodbye to this milestone in his career and in the history of Copacabana.
Hundreds of fans traveled from all over Brazil and nearby regions to attend the long -awaited concert. The municipality arranged Extra 5000 police operation. Local media reported preventive operations, where the public was seen that was requisitioned before admission, to avoid glass bottles and sharp objects.
The head of government of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, talked about the benefits of the project Everyone in Riopromoted by the City Mayor’s Office and the Bonus Track producer. “I’m going to spend public money on Lady Gaga? Yes,” he said days ago. “With Madonna I spent too. Do you know why? Because it fills all hotels, fills all restaurants”The pop diva show injected 60 million dollars into the local economy, according to the authorities. Now with Gaga, the boom not only promises to repeat itself, but even overcome in terms of collection, that of Madonna.
“In order to meet the high demand (…), Between April 30 and May 5, [la aerolínea] Latam has increased the frequency of flights from all about Brazil to the airports of Galeão and Santos Dumont in Rio de Janeiro in 320, a 25% rise compared to the previous week”, Explained from Latam in a statement, adding that it also extended its seat offer in 52,000.
The goal airline reported that for the period between April 30 and May 4 added 60 extra flights between the main Brazilian capitals and Galeão airport, To meet high demand. For its part, the blue company Linhas Brazilian Air Linhas also increased its frequencies. He said there would be 482 flights from or to the main airports of Rio de Janeiro between April 30 and May 5. “There will be 230 operations at the Galeão airport and another 252 in Santos Dumont, with a total of more than 30,000 seats available,” they said.