The estimated public of 2.1 million people exceeded expectations, but it was not the largest in the history of the beach
Lady Gaga made a historical show a 2.1 million of people – according to the data of the Town Hall, the military police and the production of the event – near Praia de CopacabanaIn Rio de JaneiroSaturday evening, 3. Despite being the largest audience of a presentation of the singer and having passed the initial estimate of 1.6 million people, he did not beat the record of the largest local audience.
According to the information of GuinnessThe Book of Records, the largest audience of a free show took place in Copacabana, in the presentation of Rod Stewart in 1994: about 3.5 million people. The previous year, Jorge Ben Jor had performed together with Tim Maia at about 3 million.
It is a culminating point, however, in both cases, the presentations were made during the New Year party, which may have helped to attract a wider audience. Until last year, the record of a show in Copacabana was eliminated the stones, which sang at 1.5 million in 2006. The place was taken from Madonna, with 1.6 million – a value that led the estimate for Lady Gaga, which now occupies the third position in general.
It is noteworthy that there is no exact measurement tool for the number of people who went to the shows, since there have been no tickets for tickets.
The greatest shows in Copacabana, including Lady Gaga’s
- 3.5 million – Rod Stewart (1994)
- 3.0 million – Jorge Ben Jor and Tim Maia (1993)
- 2.1 million – Lady Gaga (2025)
- 1.6 million – Madonna (2024)
- 1.5 million – Rolling Stones (2006)
- 1 million – Alok (2023)
- 500 thousand – Stevie Wonder (2012)
- 450 thousand – Lenny Kravitz (2006)
*Information from the Visit Rio website, connected to the Town Hall of Rio de Janeiro.
Source: Terra
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