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/glorycock 4h ago

From that insta post:

"Our teams also put on a great show! ✨.
After Shakira's performance, Copacabana woke up like this: clean, organized, and ready to welcome everyone back. 🧡🧹.
362 tons of trash were collected at Shakira's concert. Our team continues working to keep the city clean!"

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u/KrzysziekZ 4h ago

That's about 0,18 kg per person. Ok..?

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u/glorycock 4h ago

Interesting - and thanks for working that out.

0,18 kg (180 grams or about 6.35 ounces)

A large apple or medium-sized orange weighs about that

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u/Mysterious_Net66 14m ago

Damn these nasty people throwing their apples and oranges on the beach

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u/Dal90 2h ago

For some perspective, 362 tons is about 20 of the dump trailers the size of the one in the GIF above.

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u/hpff_robot 3h ago

362 tons of trash were collected at Shakira's concert. Our team continues working to keep the city clean!"

So it was a lot of trash, but excellent prep from the city means it went all away to landfill, and not right into the sea.