Shakira Performs Historic Free Concert for 2 Million Fans at Copacabana Beach

Shakira played the biggest show of her career last night for a crowd of two million at Copacabana Beach – watch footage below.

- READ MORE: Here’s what went down when Shakira kicked off her ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ 2025 world tour in Rio

The Colombian-born singer held the history-making set on Saturday (May 2) with a public concert dubbed ‘Todo Mundo No Rio’, which has become a major calendar event attracting millions of tourists to Copacabana beach. Previous performers of the free concerts have included Lady Gaga  and  Madonna .

Coming as part of the ‘ Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran ‘ world tour, named after her 2024 album, Shakira’s set kicked off around 11 pm, over an hour after the scheduled slot. Fans burst into frantic applause as skywriting drones flew above, spelling out in the sky: “I love you Brazil,” in Portuguese.

Speaking to the massive crowd last night, Shakira took a moment to thank fans and reflect on her first time being in the country. “I arrived here when I was 18 years old, dreaming about singing for you,” she told the crowd shortly after coming on stage. “And now look at this. Life is magical.”

Rio Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere later said on X/Twitter that 2 million people attended the performance. “The She-Wolf made history in Rio,” he posted, referring to Shakira’s 2009 hit, which was played alongside a series of fan favourites including ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, ‘La Tortura’ and ‘La Bicicleta’.

She also took the time to celebrate women’s resilience during the show, telling the crowd: “Us women, every time we fall we get up a little wiser,” she said.

Check out footage of the show and the full setlist below.

> pic.twitter.com/RgwmR1ovge — photo gala (@24metgala_) May 3, 2026

> NÃO TEM MAIS ESPAÇO, SHAKIRA TU HITOU MUITO, VAI BATER 3 MILHÕES DE PESSOAS #ShakiraNaGlobo pic.twitter.com/C5ACr6wiXz — xilo mencarelli (@vitormencarelli) May 3, 2026

> JÁ ESTOU OUVINDO O UIVO DA LOBA E TEM UM MAR DE GENTE UIVANDO JUNTO pic.twitter.com/4KNISTp4Lo — Prefeitura do Rio (@Prefeitura_Rio) May 3, 2026

> Shakira sings her 1995 classic ‘Antología’ for more than 2 MILLION people. pic.twitter.com/1UkZXptwkm — Pop Core (@TheePopCore) May 3, 2026

> Brazil goes CRAZY as “Chantaje” plays at Lobacabana! pic.twitter.com/51X8PalZfO — shakira charts (@ShakOnChart) May 3, 2026

Shakira played:

‘The Strong’

‘Girl Like Me’

‘Those Of Intuition / I Am Here’

‘Empire / Inevitable’

‘Congratulations’

‘TQG’

‘Don’t Bother’

‘Acrostic’ (With A Video Of Milan And Sasha Singing)

‘Empty Cup’

‘The Bicycle’

‘Torture’

‘Hips Don’t Lie’

‘Blackmail’

‘Crazy’ (Spanish Version)

‘Single Woman’

‘Choka Choka’ (With Anitta)

‘Can’t Remember To Forget You’

‘Eyes Like That’

‘Barefoot, White Dreams’

‘Anthology’

‘O Leãozinho’ (with Caetano Veloso)

‘Or What Is It Or What Is It?’ (Gonzaguinha cover with Maria Bethânia)

‘Objection (Tango)’

‘Tropical Country’ (Jorge Ben Jor cover with Ivete Sangalo)

‘Whenever, Wherever’

‘Waka Waka’ (This Time For Africa)

‘She Wolf’

‘Bzrp Music Sessions #53’

In the lead-up to the show, organisers confirmed a local crew member assisting with the stage setup for the concert in Brazil had died .

“I am deeply saddened  for the family, friends and colleagues of Gabriel de Jesus Firmino, a local worker who lost his life yesterday at the site,” said Shakira in a statement. “My heart goes out to his family, and loved ones.”

Shakira recent announced that she will be expanding last year’s international ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ tour, performing in select arenas across the US this summer following the free show on Copacabana Beach.

The previous dates saw the ‘Whenever, Wherever’ star have to  postpone a show in Medellín due to stage safety concerns  last year, and was also forced to  reschedule a show in Lima, Peru on after being hospitalised . Following that,  the singer went viral after falling on stage mid-performance , and then  cancelled her WorldPride performance  as well as a  show in Houston, Texas .

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