Shakira Delivers Historic Free Copacabana Show to a Massive Rio Crowd

Shakira headlined a free Copacabana Beach concert in Rio de Janeiro on May 2, drawing about 2 million people. The Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour set included hits like Hips Don’t Lie and La Tortura, with skywriting drones overhead spelling “I love you Brazil.” Officials estimate the event could boost the local economy by roughly 777 million reais ($155 million) through tourism and spending, citing City Hall and Riotur, as attendees from across Brazil and Europe celebrated Latin identity and the city’s post-Carnival glow.