Tag: copacabana

• Monday, May 5th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

  Over 2 million people fill Rio's Copacabana Beach to see Lady Gaga

  

  Lady Gaga's historic free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning attracted around 2.1 million attendees, surpassing the previous record set by Madonna in 2024 (1.6 million people). The show had been highly anticipated, especially since Gaga last performed in Brazil in 2012.

• Monday, July 31st 2023 - 10:06 UTC

  Brazilian black women march through Copacabana against racism and violence

  

  Representatives from various parts of the state of Rio de Janeiro took part Sunday along the Copacabana in the 9th Black Women's March under the motto Black Women United against Racism, All Forms of Oppression, Violence and for the Good Life, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  Rio de Janeiro cancels New Year's samba celebrations on Copacabana Beach

  

  The annual New Year's Eve celebrations which traditionally see millions of people gathered on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro have been cancelled this year as Brazil grapples with surging coronavirus infections, city authorities said.