An estimated 1.6 million individuals attended the present, G1 reported, citing Rio Metropolis Corridor’s tourism company. That’s greater than 10 occasions Madonna’s report attendance of 130,000 at Paris’ Parc des Sceaux in 1987. Madonna’s official web site hyped the present as the largest ever in her four-decade profession.

In latest days, the excitement was palpable. Followers milled exterior the stately, beachfront Copacabana Palace lodge, the place Madonna is staying, hoping to catch a glimpse of the pop star. In the course of the sound verify on the stage arrange in entrance of the lodge, they danced on the sand.

By noon Saturday, followers crowded in entrance of the lodge. A white-bearded man carried an indication saying, “Welcome Madonna you’re the finest I like you.”

Flags with “Madonna” printed towards a background of Copacabana’s iconic black and white waved sidewalk sample hung from balconies. The realm was filled with road distributors and live performance attendees kitted out in themed T-shirts, sweating beneath a baking solar.

“Since Madonna arrived right here, I’ve been coming each day with this outfit to welcome my idol, my diva, my pop queen,” mentioned Rosemary de Oliveira Bohrer, 69, who sported a gold-colored cone bra and a black cap.

“It’s going to be an unforgettable present right here in Copacabana,” mentioned Oliveira Bohrer, a retired civil servant who lives within the space.

Eighteen sound towers had been unfold alongside the seashore to make sure that all attendees can hear the hits. Her two-hour present began at 10:37 p.m. native time, almost 50 minutes not on time.