Overview
- A stage technician died during construction for Shakira’s free concert on Rio’s Copacabana Beach, the event organizers confirmed.
- He was identified as 28-year-old Gabriel de Jesús Firmino, described by promoter Bonus Track as a local independent contractor who was not on the singer’s team.
- Early accounts say a lifting system crushed his legs during the build, and he later died at a hospital after first responders evacuated him.
- An on-site forensic inspection has been completed as labor and civil authorities examine possible safety failures that could bring sanctions for the organizers.
- The free beach show remains on the schedule, and officials are reviewing plans for a crowd that local projections say could reach up to two million people.