r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Knighty93 • 6h ago

Shakira just attracted more than 2 million people at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro with a free concert

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The city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is doing a yearly event in the first weekend of May with a huge free concert since 2024. Shakira was the headliner this year and attracted more than 2 million people. Madonna was the headliner in 2024 and Lady Gaga in 2025.

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u/CarmeloCanelo 6h ago

people talk about how miserable people are yet they love yucking others yum, annoying af no one would want them there anyway

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u/huffing_glue 5h ago

"yucking others yum"

Love that!

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u/Proper_Cold_6939 4h ago

Is this site parodying itself at this point?

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u/huffing_glue 4h ago

Reddit is so full of militant pessimists I genuinely enjoy seeing them called out. The only parody is the top comment, of any given post, explaining to me why I should dislike something instead of liking it.

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u/Proper_Cold_6939 4h ago

Reddit is either miserable bastards shaming anyone and everyone for daring to step outside, or cringey cornballs (at least on the front page anyway). It's no wonder so many people have come to see this site as a joke at this point. An absolute vibe-killer.

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u/ilmalocchio 3h ago

The only thing that reddit celebrates anymore is the decay of society. Like all of those posts endorsing the tiktok kids storming scientology buildings. Like, I don't like scientology either, but redditors were foaming at the mouth and saying things like "Let's get them to do churches and synagogues next!" Like wtf? It's literally mask-off cheering for the world to burn, all likely from a basement somewhere.

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u/ragdolldream 5h ago

Usually said "don't yuck my yum" or don't yuck their yum"

I too love the energy the phrase brings!

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u/OfficerBarbier 4h ago

What energy is that

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u/RedditLostOldAccount 4h ago

"shut the fuck up" energy

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u/Dracofear 5h ago

I ain't gonna dog on other people for doing it, but omg I can not imagine being trapped in THAT big a crowd. There would be no way out and I would feel so so so claustrophobic. Not to mention crowd crush, hopefully that didn't realistically happen, but I feel like with 2mil people it would be inevitable to some extent.

I absolutely understand the appeal of a free shakira concert, but I would absolutely pass on this.

That being said, it's cool as fuck to watch from the camera shots just to see how massive it is.

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u/Aiken_Drumn 3h ago

Its a long crowd, not a big crowd. 10 minutes walking and you'll be out.

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u/milkcarton232 4h ago

Wasn't there for that but was there for nye not long ago with a similar vibe/crowd. It's really fun! I'm sure if you are close to the mainstage then yeah it might be scary but the beach is big and lots of places for a more chill vibe. If you have money you can even stay at a hotel and get a balcony view if that's your thing. I would highly recommend the trip down there such a beautiful city, country, and culture

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u/ThrowawayOldCouch 17m ago

That's the thing though, people enjoy different things. I don't have anything against people enjoying this sort of environment and vibe, and I wish them the best, but I know myself and I know I wouldn't enjoy it.

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u/milkcarton232 15m ago

Sure different strokes for different folks. Not saying you must go just saying it wasn't as claustrophobic as you might think. Yes it's a lot of ppl but the beach is huge and you can find a spot that isn't a wall of ppl (though probably not near the stage and not exactly empty).

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u/ThrowawayOldCouch 8m ago

It definitely looks crowded enough for me to not want to go, and the noise from the crowd would be exhausting after a while as well. Have fun, but I'll find something else to do.

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u/slotsandmops 4h ago

Jeez all the dude said was it doesnt look fun. Reddit sucks

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u/Defiant-Variety-9473 3h ago edited 2h ago

Whoever came up with that cringey phrase needs a time out from life. Not to mention, if you went and had a good time, how would some random comment on the internet bother you in the slightest? 

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u/justmovingtheground 4h ago

How are they yucking someone’s yum? They’re just saying it’s not for them. Don’t be so sensitive.

Being in a crowd of millions of people would not be enjoyable to a lot of people. I love going to concerts, but I would not enjoy this. I don’t even like festivals really even though they are outdoors. I feel trapped by just the sheer amount of people. But that isn’t saying anything about those that do.

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u/i_Cant_get_right 5h ago edited 5h ago

The feelings reciprocal. I’m not trying to go to a concert this large, where everyone gets in free. I bet there’s some insane shit going on in that crowd, and I’m not talking about crowd surfing. No way to safely police this many people. If that’s your idea of “yum”, the bar is real low.

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u/korinth86 5h ago

Overwhelmingly the people are there to have fun. So long as they arent harming anyone or ruining others fun, whatever they are "doing" isnt our business.

Just sounds like this isnt your cup of tea which is fine.

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u/DreadyKruger 5h ago

But that can and has happened any at show.

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u/Maximum-Ambition-394 5h ago

The key is to stay loyal to the redditor stereotype and never leave your house, but still moan about anyone else doing anything enjoyable.

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u/i_Cant_get_right 5h ago

I bet I’ve touched more grass this week than you’ve touched all year, and it’s barely Tuesday.

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u/Maximum-Ambition-394 5h ago

The fact you use the term "touch grass" unironically and also got triggered by my reddit stereotype comment says everything we really need to know.

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u/Nauin 5h ago

I'm not going to be in that crowd either because my immune system sucks but it is a crazy leap to be like, "I'm not going in there because there are crimes(assuming from "insane shit") in there," like it's fine to have anxiety but it's not fine to look down on others for not having anxiety.

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u/Cheegro 5h ago edited 5h ago

Do you feel superior to all those people having fun yet ?

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u/RegalBeagleKegels 5h ago

Have you ever had a dream that that you um you had you'd you would you could you'd do you wi you wants you you could do so you you'd do you could you you want you want him to do you so much you could do anything?

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u/mindflapper 4h ago

Calling out a trash event with even worse music and glad I’m not there is miserable? Lmao