Shakira draws 2 million to Copacabana, boosting Rio economy

Shakira don carry everybody waka go Copacabana Beach for Rio de Janeiro as she perform for estimated two million people under the Todo Mundo no Rio concert series. This free show na serious money-spinner for the city as e fit generate about $155 million, according to City Hall and Riotur research. Rio sabi use these kain massive beachfront concerts as strategy to boost tourism, and the numbers dey grow every year. Fans from all over Brazil and even Europe, like Paris and London, waka come early to secure better spots. Security no slack too – almost 8,000 officers, drones, facial recognition cameras, and 18 screening points dey. Street vendors also dey cash in, selling everything from food and drinks to toilet paper and sand bags so people fit stand well. Shakira perform with Brazilian stars like Anitta and music legends Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia, and she even yarn with the crowd in Portuguese about her first visit to Brazil as 18-year-old. The event show say big free concert fit still turn correct profit for city if planning dey. The Todo Mundo no Rio series don confirm say e go continue for 2027 and 2028. This concert mark one serious milestone for Shakira for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour, as Copacabana na the biggest crowd she ever perform for.