(Rio de Janeiro) The iconic beach of Copacabana fills with fans of Lady Gaga who came from hours in advance to secure a place of choice for the free megaconcert of the American star on Saturday evening, in Rio de Janeiro.
Posted at 3:09 p.m.
As soon as the nearest metro is released, the “Little Monsters” (little monsters), as these 39 -year -old fans are affectionately nicknamed, are discussed by dozens of itinerant sellers who offer them fans or pareos bearing the image of their idol.
They must then wait in a long queue to be checked with metal detectors by police before having access to the beach.
Local authorities have deployed an impressive security device, with more than 5,000 agents, drones and video surveillance cameras with facial recognition.
The town hall of Rio tables an audience of 1.6 million people and hopes economic benefits of $ 100 million, almost 30 % more than for the free concert in Madonna in the same place a year ago.
Photo Pablo Porciuncula, Archives Agency France-Presse
-Lady Gaga (in the center) occurs with her dancers during a rehearsal on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 2, 2025.
The Saturday concert is part of the promotion tour of Mayhemthe eighth album by Lady Gaga, whose titles like Abracadabra or Die with a Smile – Recorded with Bruno Mars and haloed with a Grammy, 14e of the singer – have had resounding success on the platforms of streaming.
“I arrived at 7:40 a.m. For the moment, everything is fine. It will be more complicated this evening when it will be packed, but we will survive, Lady Gaga deserves that, “said AFP Alisha Duarte, 22, who tries to refresh himself with a fan in rainbow colors, symbol of the LGBT community, represented in number in Copacabana.
Alan Jones, a hairdresser from the state of Santa Catarina (south), tattooed on his left arm a drawing with a skull inspired by the clip of “Born This Way”, his favorite song.
“It is thanks to this song that I started to accept myself as I am,” says this young man for whom the plane ticket for Rio was a “birthday present” before he celebrates his thirty years next week.
“Me, I look forward to her Abracadabrait is a very dancing song, like those of its beginnings, “said Lan Messias, 28, who has traveled all night in a coach from Itanhaém, in the neighboring state of Sao Paulo, to attend the concert.
Lady Gaga has not occurred in Brazil since a tour in 2012. She was supposed to be one of the headliners of the Rock In Rio festival in 2017, but had been forced to cancel at the last minute for health reasons.
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