Lady Gaga shook Rio de Janeiro on Saturday with a free megaconcierto who, according to the Brazilian city, attracted about two million fans.
The artist, who appeared on the scene with a scarlet red dress, He turned on a classroom in the iconic Copacabana beach.
The American pop diva, which had not appeared in Brazil since a tour in 2012, opened the concert with the interpretation of ‘Bloody Mary’ and ‘Abracadabra’, one of the star songs of his last album, ‘Mayhem’, released in March.
“Brazil, I missed you very much!” The American pop star shouted before launching to play “Poker Face” On a monumental chess board, one of the many great funds of the show that lasted about two hours.
One of the iconic moments of the concert occurred when Lady Gaga sang ‘Shallow’ the main theme of the movie ‘A star’ was born that starred with the American actor Bradley Cooper.
The 2 million people who were in the event The choir with which an impressive scene harmonized by the bass of the song was created in unison.
Throughout the week, the “Little Monsters”.
The Mayor’s Office He estimated an audience of 1.6 million people, which is expected to inject 100 million dollars to the local economyalmost 30% more than what was perceived by the show of singer Madonna, 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.
For Lady Gaga’s concert on Saturday, The authorities deployed an impressive security devicewith 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.
The interpreter of ‘Bad Romance’ He had planned to lead the billboard at the Rock In Rio Festival in 2017, but had to cancel at the last minute for health reasons.
“They waited for me more than 10 years. Maybe they wondered why it took me so long to return, but the truth is that I was recovering. I was strengthening me,” the singer told her fans in Copacabana.
‘Mayhem’, Lady Gaga’s eighth album, He is loaded with hits like ‘Die with a Smile’, recorded with Bruno Mars and awarded a Grammy, the 14 of the singer and actress.