STORY: Colombian singer Shakira performed at a free concert at Rio’s Copacabana Beach on Saturday (May 2), drawing an enormous crowd with fans filling several blocks near the beachfront well before the show started.

Shakira’s performance follows similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga in 2025, both of which also drew huge crowds.

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SHOWS: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (MAY 2, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF BIRTHDAY PARTY DURING SHAKIRA’S CONCERT

2. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) BIRTHDAY PERSON AND SALES MANAGER, SILVIA CRISTINA CARNEIRO, SAYING:

"We love Shakira, we decided to bring the cake and all the friends to celebrate with Shakira.”

3. BIRTHDAY CAKE / CONCERT-GOERS CLINKING GLASSES

4. CONCERT-GOERS AT BIRTHDAY PARTY CHEERING

5. VARIOUS OF FANS CHEERING AT CONCERT

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) CONCERT-GOER, CAKE, SAYING:

“Shakira, for me, represents Latin culture; the world is seeing us, our bodies, our movements. Everyone is looking at us.”

7. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE DANCING

8. HUDSON SILVA OLIVEIRA DANCING TO SHAKIRA’S SONG

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) CROCHET DESIGNER, HUDSON SILVA OLIVEIRA, SAYING:

“I really believe in this woman, she is the one who taught me to be who I am, the outfits I make have lots of inspiration of what this woman passed through artistically."

10. VARIOUS OF FANS DANCING

11. FANS HOLDING UP MOBILE PHONES, CHILD SITTING ON MAN'S SHOULDER CHANTING "SHAKIRA"

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) TOURIST FROM BARCELONA, MARTINA PRATES, SAYING:

“It’s being an incredible experience, the best in Rio de Janeiro, an incredible concert.”

13. FANS DANCING

14. VARIOUS OF CROWD DURING SHAKIRA’S CONCERT

15. DRONES LIGHTING UP SHAKIRA’S SILHOUETTE