Organizers Say $1 Billion Goal Reached at Global Citizen’s Amazon Festival in Belém

Overview

• The Global Citizen Festival: Amazônia filled Mangueirão stadium in Belém on November 1 with a nationally televised show and an international YouTube stream.
• Anitta, Gilberto Gil, Seu Jorge, Daniela Mercury, Gaby Amarantos, Chris Martin and Charlie Puth performed, with presenters and Indigenous leaders delivering conservation messages.
• Organizers framed the campaign around financing frontline, community-led efforts and publicly urged governments, companies and foundations to step up before COP 30.
• Free tickets were distributed through the Global Citizen app with environmental and COP 30 questions, drawing heavy demand and early queues outside the venue.
• Belém authorities ran a special transport plan with free late-night service and 26 extra buses, and on stage late in the evening organizers announced the $1 billion target had been met without detailing pledged sources.