May 5, 2024 02:26 AMIt will be the last show of The Celebration Tour, her first retrospective which kicked off in October in London.RIO DE JANEIRO - Madonna will give a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning its vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor. It comes after Rio de Janeiro spent the last few days readying itself for the historic performance by the “Queen of Pop.
, where Madonna is staying, hoping to catch a glimpse of the pop star. During the sound check on the stage that’s in front of her hotel, they danced on the sand. “Since Madonna arrived here, I’ve been coming every day with this outfit to welcome my idol, my diva, my pop queen,” said Rosemary de Oliveira Bohrer, 69, who was supporting a gold-colored cone bra and a black cap.
City Hall produced a report in April estimating that the concert will inject 293 million reals into the local economy. Hotel capacity is expected to reach 98% in Copacabana, according to Rio’s hotel association. Fans hailing from across Brazil and even Argentina and France sought out Airbnbs for the weekend, the platform said in a statement. And Rio’s international airport forecast an extra 170 flights from May 1-6, from 27 destinations, City Hall said in a statement.