Massive crowds are attending a free Girl Gaga live performance on Copacabana seashore in Rio de Janeiro.
The Brazilian authorities say multiple million individuals are on the occasion.
The live performance is being paid for by town in an try and revitalise Rio’s economic system, and so they anticipate it may herald $100m (£75m) to the native economic system.
Saturday’s efficiency is a part of a promotional tour for Girl Gaga’s eighth album, Mayhem, whose songs embody Abracadabra and Die With a Smile.
Some followers – generally known as Gaga’s “Little Monsters” – started queuing early within the morning and waited in lengthy strains to realize entry to the seashore.
A large safety operation is in place, with 5,000 cops on responsibility and attendees having to go by means of steel detectors. The authorities are additionally utilizing drones and facial recognition cameras to assist police the occasion.
Girl Gaga isn’t the primary particular person to play a free live performance in Rio. Madonna gave a live performance on Copacabana seashore in Could 2024, which was additionally paid for by town.
Many individuals travelled from all throughout the nation to see the live performance.
One man, 28-year-old Luan Messias, stated he spent all evening on a bus from Itanhaem in neighbouring Sao Paulo state.
“I can not look ahead to her to sing Abracadabra, it is nice to bounce to, like her early stuff,” he stated.
Alisha Duarte, 22, instructed AFP information company she began queuing at 0740 within the morning. “Girl Gaga is value it! It is going to get tremendous crowded, however we’ll survive,” she stated.
One other fan, Paulo Oliveira, defined why individuals have been so excited in regards to the live performance. She “tells us that we might be who we’re, that we might be completely different and that being completely different is cool,” he instructed Reuters.
It is going to be an “unforgettable present”, live performance attendee Lai Borges instructed Reuters. “It is going to be emotional and I’ll cry quite a bit,” she stated.
