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Shakira to Headline Free Copacabana Megashow on May 2 With National Broadcast

City officials frame the event as a tourism catalyst expected to lift local spending across hospitality, transport, retail.

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Overview

  • Organizers confirmed live transmission on TV Globo, Multishow and Globoplay for the Copacabana concert.
  • An opening performance is planned, though the opening act has not yet been announced.
  • Rio’s tourism agency cites a 2025 Lady Gaga beach show estimated at about R$600 million in local impact as the benchmark for expectations.
  • The Prefeitura do Rio says international concerts are now part of a strategic events calendar through 2028 to sustain visitor flow and local consumption.
  • Shakira called the Rio date “the most dreamed concert of my life” in a video message, underscoring a long relationship with Brazilian audiences dating back to low-cost shows in 1996.