Overview
- Shakira staged a free, roughly two-hour show on Copacabana Beach on Saturday, opening with a drone display and performing hits with Brazilian guests including Anitta, Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia and Ivete Sangalo.
- Rio officials said the audience reached about 2 million people and deployed nearly 8,000 officers with drones, facial-recognition cameras and 18 metal-detector screening points to manage the crowd.
- City Hall and Riotur estimated an economic impact of around 777–800 million reais, with national data showing airline bookings up about 80% this week compared with 2024 and strong spending in hotels, restaurants and shops.
- The event is part of Rio’s Todo Mundo no Rio program that uses May megashows to keep tourism humming, following Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga in 2025, and officials say it will remain on the city calendar through at least 2028.
- Preparations were overshadowed by a crew member’s death during stage setup days earlier, and authorities have opened a workplace-safety investigation into the stage operator.