Rio de Janeiro's iconic beaches are poised for a significant change. The familiar sounds of samba music, the readily ...

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Brazilian police say they thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's historic free concert in Rio de Janeiro, an event that drew more than two million attendees on Saturday.

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A firework goes off after Lady Gaga's concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. - Buda Mendes/Getty Images “I feel the city is more crowded this time, but ...

Lady Gaga performed to a record-breaking crowd Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, as an estimated 2.5 million people attended the singer’s free concert on Copacabana Beach. The gig in Brazil marked the ...

On Saturday night, the singer gave a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in front of an estimated 2.5 million people. Fans packed Copacabana Beach, making it the biggest show of her career—and the ...

Brazilian police said on May 4 that they had thwarted a bomb attack planned for Lady Gaga's historic concert that drew more than 2 million people to Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on May 3.

There are concerns that the new rules will be detrimental to the livelihoods of musicians and local vendors, as well as to Rio’s historically colourful, brilliant, noisy beach culture. According to a ...

Police in Brazil said Sunday that two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate a bomb at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro. The event, on Saturday, was the ...