Free Madonna concert draws crowd of 1.6m to Brazil beach

More than a million people crowded Copacabana beach on Saturday night, turning its vast stretch of sand into a massive dancefloor for a free concert by Madonna as she completed her world tour.
“Here we are in the most beautiful place in the world,” the pop star, 65, told the tightly packed crowd. Pointing out the ocean view and the mountains, she added: “This place is magic.”
In the run-up to the concert, the city had been buzzing, with fans lined up outside the stately Copacabana Palace hotel in the hope of catching a glimpse of the star. The city’s airport welcomed an estimated 170 extra flights as fans poured in from around the world.
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