Singer Madonna dazzled by appearing on an incredible stage set up in front of Copacabana beach, in Brazil, in front of more than 1.5 million viewers who went crazy with the presence of the performer during the free concert she offered.
With a repertoire that included some of the biggest hits of her extensive career such as “Like A Virgin”, “Hung Up” and “Nothing Really Matters”, the “queen of pop” made a spectacular Show which included the presence of dozens of dancers and special guests.
As part of the closing of her tour ‘The Celebration Tour’, which began in October last year in London and toured the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, the United States and Mexico, the performer arrived in the Rio city days ago to prepare for what it would be likethe biggest show of his career”.
Finally, on a stage two and a half meters high, with a total area of 800 square meters and with 18 sound towers spread along the beach to guarantee audio quality throughout the area, the blonde came out on stage. at 10:30 p.m., almost 50 minutes late, and delighted his fans with moments of pure dancing to the rhythm of his biggest hits and other more emotional situations, such as when he paid tribute to the HIV victims singing “Live To Tell.”
Later it was time for the special guests: Anitta and Pabllo Vittartwo renowned Brazilian artists. With the singer and dancer they held a dance competition during the song “Vogue” and with the popular drag queen they danced “Music” with samba musicians and the Brazilian flag as the protagonist on stage, being the moments in which the public that copped The emblematic Rio beach entered a true state of total surrender.
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Throughout the show, Madonna, 65, changed her outfit several times and opted to wear the eccentric costumes that characterize her. All this in front of the madness of her fans, who had waited for more than 12 hours to guarantee the closest place to the stage.
Among the crowd was the LGBTIQ+ community, as it has always done before each presentation of one of the references of said group. But among the public there were also families, young people and older people as samples of an extremely varied audience that settled in the place separate from the numerous VIP spaces allocated by sponsors and local authorities.
The city authorities assured that an attendance of around 1.5 million spectators was expected, similar to what finally occurred. For this show, the government of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro and the sponsors invested approximately $60 million reais (about $11 million dollars), expecting that the levels of income from tourism in the city would be five times higher, that is, $57 million dollars.
Madonna’s presence in Brazil meant that hotel capacity ended up reaching almost 98% occupancy in Copacabana, temporary rentals were full and the Rio International Airport announced the implementation of 170 additional flights to more than 20 destinations this week. Additionally, Madonna’s official website announced that the show was her “biggest of her four-decade career.”
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