A pop opera in the face of a huge delirious crowd on the iconic beach of Copacabana: Lady Gaga ignited Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, during a free mega-concert for his comeback in Brazil since 2012. “Brazil, you missed me so much,” shouted the American popstar before singing one of its greatest successes, Poker Faceon a monumental chessboard, one of the grandiose sets of this two -hour show.
The 39 -year -old singer entered the scene with twenty minutes late on the time, perched two meters high on the endless train of a scarlet dress which, by opening, revealed a vertical cage in which her dancers were hidden, for Bloody Mary.
Lady Gaga then chained with Abracadabraone of the flagship titles of his latest album, Mayhemlaunched in March. In the middle of the song, she removed the red dress, revealing another that she wore below in the colors of Brazil: green, blue and yellow.
The town hall of Rio said on X that 2.1 million people attended the concert in Copacabana, more than the 1.6 million for that of Madonna in the same place a year ago, even if these figures were disputed by certain specialists who consider them exaggerated.
Municipal authorities, who also hope for economic benefits of more than $ 100 million, wish to perpetuate this free mega-concert tradition in May, in order to stimulate tourism during a period considered low season.
To allow everyone in the crowd to enjoy the concert, dozens of screens have been installed on the beach.
And before Born this waythe diva Pop wanted to salute in particular “the LGBTQ community of Brazil”, in which it has a large number of fans. This title is the favorite of Alan Jones, who came from the state of Santa Catarina, inspiring a drawing that he was tattooed on the left arm. “It is thanks to this song that I started to accept myself as I am,” says this hairdresser who will celebrate his 30th anniversary next week.
Throughout the week, the “Little Monsters” (little monsters), affectionate nickname fans of the 39 -year -old American singer, flocked to the city famous for her carnival which attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world. And the street vendors gave themselves to their heart to meet the requests for merchandising.
Multiple outfits, dancers, pyrotechnic spectacle, spectators took their eyes off it for two hours.
