Madonna Concert Draws Over a Million Fans to Copacabana Beach in Brazil

Published: 05 May 2024 at 12:45

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More than 1.6 million people gathered at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro for a free Madonna concert, with attendees enduring high temperatures, being cooled by firefighters spraying water, and receiving free drinking water. The concert featured hit songs like Like a Prayer and Vogue, and included performances by Brazilian artists like Anitta and Pabllo Vittar. Over 3,000 police officers were deployed for security, and authorities estimated a significant economic boost of about 300 million reais to Rio's economy from the concert.

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Madonna concludes her Celebration tour in Rio de Janeiro with a free concert at Copacabana Beach

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Copacabana (Wikipedia)

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Copacabana Palace (Wikipedia)

Copacabana Palace (currently branded as Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel), is a hotel in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, facing Copacabana beach. Designed by French architect Joseph Gire, it was built in a style that follows the line and model of the great beach hotels of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and opened on August 13, 1923.With over a century of existence, Belmond Copacabana Palace continues to be one of the most important hotel complexes in the city of Rio, and in Brazil, with two hundred and forty-three rooms (116 apartments and 127 suites), divided between the main and the annex building, in an area of twelve thousand square meters.Belmond Copacabana Palace is known throughout Brazil for the international celebrities who stay at the hotel when visiting the city of Rio de Janeiro. Some famous guests include Walt Disney, Marlene Dietrich, Ginger Rogers, Brigitte Bardot, Jayne Mansfield, Paul McCartney, Janis Joplin, Madonna, Mick Jagger, Princess Diana, Carla Bruni, Halle Berry, Lana Del Rey, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and others. In addition, the hotel is also known for hosting some of the most popular social events in the country.The hotel has been voted several times as the best hotel in South America, including in 2009, when it won the World Travel Award, one of the most important tourism awards in the world.

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro (Wikipedia)

Copacabana ( KOH-pə-kə-BAN-ə, US also -⁠BAH-nə, Portuguese: [ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km (2.5 miles) balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro (Wikipedia)

Rio de Janeiro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u d(ʒi) ʒɐˈne(j)ɾu] ), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarves. Rio remained as the capital of the pluricontinental monarchy until 1822, when the Brazilian War of Independence began. This is one of the few instances in history that the capital of a colonizing country officially shifted to a city in one of its colonies. Rio de Janeiro subsequently served as the capital of the independent monarchy, the Empire of Brazil, until 1889, and then the capital of a republican Brazil until 1960 when the capital was transferred to Brasília.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest municipal GDP in the country, and 30th-largest in the world in 2008. This is estimated at R$343 billion. In the city are the headquarters of Brazilian oil, mining, and telecommunications companies, including two of the country's major corporations, Petrobras and Vale, and Latin America's largest telemedia conglomerate, Grupo Globo. The home of many universities and institutes, it is the second-largest center of research and development in Brazil, accounting for 17 percent of national scientific output according to 2005 data. Despite the high perception of crime, the city actually has a lower incidence of crime than most state capitals in Brazil.Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, carnival, samba, bossa nova, and balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon. In addition to the beaches, landmarks include the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado mountain, named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World; Sugarloaf Mountain with its cable car; the Sambódromo (Sambadrome), a permanent grandstand-lined parade avenue which is used during Carnival; and Maracanã Stadium, one of the world's largest football stadiums. Rio de Janeiro was the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics, making the city the first South American and Portuguese-speaking city to ever host the events, and the third time the Olympics were held in a Southern Hemisphere city. The Maracanã Stadium held the finals of the 1950 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the XV Pan American Games. In 2024, the city will host the G20 summit.

Copacabana, Bolivia (Wikipedia)

Copacabana is the main Bolivian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca. The town has a large 16th-century shrine, the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana, dedicated to Our Lady of Copacabana, the patron saint of Bolivia. The town is a tourism destination in Bolivia. It is also known for its trout and quaint atmosphere. Built between Mount Calvario and Mount Niño Calvario, the town has approximately 6,000 inhabitants. Copacabana's religious celebrations, cultural heritage and traditional festivals are well known throughout Bolivia. Boats leave for Isla del Sol, the sacred Inca island, from Copacabana. Copacabana is served by Copacabana Airport.

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Arrests Made in Connection to the Killing of Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco

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Copacabana (Antioquia) (Wikipedia)

Copacabana is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Founded in 1615, Copacabana is part of the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley.

Anitta's anal tattoo (Wikipedia)

In February 2021, a video was leaked on social media depicting Brazilian singer Anitta getting a tattoo on her anus. In the footage, she could be seen on all fours, audibly expressing pain while a professional tattoo artist worked on the area. Anitta stated it was an old recording that had been shared on her then recently established OnlyFans account. Addressing the age of the video, the singer emphasized she had even had the tattoo touched up since then.In May 2022, Anitta's anal tattoo became a focal point of discussion after sertanejo singer Zé Neto indirectly criticized it, triggering a backlash from her fans. The controversy extended to Gusttavo Lima's high fees for performances in small towns, leading to further investigations. This ultimately sparked a public debate and inquiries regarding the allocation of public funds within the entertainment industry.

.rio (Wikipedia)

The domain name rio is a top-level domain (TLD) for Rio de Janeiro in the Domain Name System of the Internet. On 27 February 2014, ICANN and Empresa Municipal de Informática SA – IPLANRIO entered into a Registry Agreement under which Empresa Municipal de Informática SA – IPLANRIO operates the rio TLD. It was officially launched in 2015.