Shakira Draws 2 Million Fans to Copacabana Beach Concert in Rio

Shakira lit up a crowd of two million people with a free concert on Rio de Janiero’s Copacabana Beach Saturday, May 2nd.

Starting off the night at the “Todo Mundo no Rio” festival with a drone display of a wolf, a reference to her “She Wolf” song, and “I love you, Brazil” in Portuguese, Shakira opened with “La Fuerta” from her 2024 album “Las Mujeres Ya No Llora” before tearing through a set of nearly 30 songs that featured video interludes and costume changes.

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She performed hits like “TQG,” “Hips Don’t Lie,” and “Chantaje” as well as fan favorites such as “Can’t Remember to Forget you,” “Whenever Wherever,” and “Choka Choka,” her collaboration with Anitta. She ended the near-three hour concert with an encore of “She Wolf” and “BZRP Music Sessions #53/66.”

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During the concert, the Colombian singer talked about her first time performing in Brazil, the Associated Press reported . “I arrived here when I was 18 years old, dreaming about singing for you,” Shakira told the crowd. “And now look at this. Life is magical.”

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She also celebrated the resilience of women at the concert, declaring, “Us women, every time we fall we get up a little wiser.”

Rio Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere posted on X that 2 million people came to the concert, adding “The She-Wolf made history in Rio.”

The mega-concert was part of Shakira’s world-wide “Las Mujeres Ya No Llora,” or “Women No Longer Cry” tour. Shakira will next bring the “Las Mujeres Ya No Llora” tour to the US for 13 dates in June and July to cities like Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, and New York. Fans can get tickets here .

Pop-stars performing to enormous crowds at the festival is becoming an annual tradition: Madonna played the inaugural event in 2024, while Lady Gaga hit the stage in 2025.

Shakira 2026 US Tour Dates:

06/13 – Inglewood, CA @ Intuit Dome [Buy Tickets]

06/14 – Inglewood, CA @ Intuit Dome [Buy Tickets]

06/17 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs [Buy Tickets]

06/19 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center [Buy Tickets]

06/23 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center [Buy Tickets]

06/26 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena [Buy Tickets]

07/01 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center [Buy Tickets]

07/06 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena [Buy Tickets]

07/10 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden [Buy Tickets]

07/14 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center [Buy Tickets]

07/20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center [Buy Tickets]

07/23 – Belmont, NY @ UBS Arena [Buy Tickets]

07/25 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall [Buy Tickets]

> shakira performing ‘waka waka’ at copacabana pic.twitter.com/dQALczDpZP — 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) May 3, 2026

> shakira performing one of the biggest songs ever in front of 2 million people 21 years later is iconic pic.twitter.com/vftojXA0gl — 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) May 3, 2026

Shakira – Copacabana Setlist:

La fuerte

GIRL LIKE ME (Black Eyed Peas cover)

Las de la intuición / Estoy aquí

Empire / Inevitable

Robot Intro

Te felicito

TQG (KAROL G & Shakira song)

Don’t Bother

Acróstico

Copa vacía

La bicicleta (Carlos Vives & Shakira song)

La tortura

Hips Don’t Lie

Chantaje

Loca

Soltera

Choka Choka (Anitta cover) (with Anitta)

Can’t Remember to Forget You

Ojos así

Pies descalzos, sueños blancos

O leãozinho (Caetano Veloso cover) (with Caetano Veloso)

O que é o que é? (Gonzaguinha cover) (with Maria Bethânia)

Objection (Tango)

País tropical (Jorge Ben Jor cover) (with Ivete Sangalo)

Braids

Whenever, Wherever

Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)

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Encore:

She Wolf

BZRP Music Sessions #53 (Bizarrap & Shakira song)

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_Originally reported by [Consequence](https://consequence.net/2026/05/shakira-performs-free-rio-beach-concert/)._