Madonna Joined by Anitta in Historic, Tour-Capping Rio Show

Proving the adage that more is more, Madonna wrapped up her Greatest Hits Celebration World Tour with a huge free show on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, late Saturday, doing everything in her power to please the crowd. Ta. Confirmed at just over 1.6 million.

The Queen of Pop took the stage around 10:45pm local time and performed a critically acclaimed show, with some modifications made to suit the seaside venue.

Triumphantly, the blonde bombshell opens with fan favorite “Nothing Really Matters,” followed by early hits “Everybody,” “Into the Groove,” “Burning Up,” “Open Your Heart,” and “Holiday.” ” continued.

The emotional “Live to Tell” sequence, which the singer normally performs in a box elevated above, was rendered from a park bench as footage highlighted the song’s tribute to those who died of AIDS. , her vocals began to shine.

Highlights included her global hits “Like a Prayer” and “Hung Up.”

In a lively, ballroom-themed “Vogue” sequence, Brazilian Anitta takes to the stage as a guest judge and joins Madonna in “10s” and “10s” as dancers, including Madonna’s daughter Estelle, strut around. CHOPs” was performed.

Anitta previously said she passed “extra” at Monday’s Met Gala to get Madonna’s invite!

Surprises included an a cappella snippet of “This Little Light of Mine” before a moving acoustic rendition of “Express Yourself,” and a Rio-only version of her number “Express Yourself.” was. She had a hit with “Music” alongside Brazilian drag star Pablo Vittal, and at one point easily lifted Madonna.

The show spanned all eras of Madonna’s career, including tributes to friends and colleagues Keith Haring, Prince and Michael Jackson, and concluded with her latest hits “Bitch I’m Madonna” and “Celebration.” Ta.

according to signboard According to the magazine, businessman Luis Oscar Niemeyer is working with Latin American bank Itaú to make the one-off show a reality and is working on logistics from late 2023.

Negotiations intensified again earlier this year after Madonna nearly died last year and Niemeyer himself fell ill.

Niemeyer said he knew he needed to provide “a show that complies with the production levels that are performed around the world and that is naturally adapted to a larger space,” adding that “resizing this structure, sponsoring “Only if there is a ship,” he continued. , TV broadcast, technical issues were approved and the deal was finally completed. ”

The team was preparing a video of Madonna saying “Brazil, I’m coming” when news of the show leaked. In her spirit of optimism, she had secretly filmed that message six months earlier.

Now that the show is over and we’re saying goodbye, Madonna’s Rio performance surpassed her next-highest-attended performance by more than 10 times. She previously counted the crowd of 130,000 at Paris’ Parc des Saux during her 1987 Who’s That Girl world tour as the largest crowd she ever performed to. .

All in all, the celebration was about Ticket sales of $225 millionwhich has grossed more than $1.6 billion from approximately 16 million tickets and 710 shows over 39 years, extending her record as the highest-grossing female touring actor of all time.