Find out which Brazilians were honored by Madonna at the Copacabana show

The singer Madonna performed in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night (04). The free show was historic and brought together more than 1.6 million people at Copacabana beach .

The queen of pop’s performance was the last and 81st of the tour “The Celebration Tour “, which celebrates the singer’s 40-year career. During the show, Madonna sings some of her biggest hits of her career, such as “Like A Prayer “, “Vogue ” It is “Express Yourself “.

The show in Rio de Janeiro even had “Like A Virgin “. The song, which was the queen of pop's first big hit, had not been played on the other dates of the tour.

In addition to having the presence of Pablo Vittar , Anita and a group of young rhythmists from Rio de Janeiro's samba schools, Madonna paid tribute to some Brazilians during her show.

During “LiveTo Tell”, Madonna paid tribute to Brazilians who died from AIDS and HIV. During “Music”, the queen of pop showed images of Brazilian icons that marked the country in some way.

“Live To Tell” paid tribute to victims of AIDS and HIV

During the performance of the song, Madonna usually shows famous people and personal friends who died as a result of AIDS and HIV, as is the case with Freddie Mercury.

During this part of the show, the queen of pop also showed off Brazilians:

• Cazuza, singer;
• Renato Russo, singer;
• Caio Fernando de Abreu, writer and poet;
• Claudia Magno, actress;
• Sandra Bréa, actress;
• Wagner Bello, actor;
• Zacarias, comedian;
• Thales Pan Chacon, actor;
• Betinho, sociologist and activist.

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Icons during “Music”, which samba school drums and Pabllo Vittar

One of the most memorable moments of the historic show on Copacabana beach was the performance of “Music “.

With the presence of young rhythmists from samba schools in Rio de Janeiro, the new version of the hit paid homage to Brazil with dancers and the queen wearing clothes from the football team, in addition to the participation of Pablo Vittar .

During the song, Madonna also paid tribute by showing the faces of Brazilians on the screen.

Check out the list of Brazilians honored by Madonna:

• Marielle Franco, politician and human rights activist;
• Pele, player;
• Daniela Mercury, singer;
• Bro Brown, rapper;
• Cacique Raoni, indigenous leader;
• Elza Soares, singer;
• Maria Bethânia, singer;
• Caetano Veloso, singer;
• Gilberto Gil, singer;
• Zumbi dos Palmares, symbol of the struggle for the liberation of slaves;
• Erika Hilton, politician and human rights activist;
• Marta, player;
• Marina Silva, politician and environmental activist;
• Abdias do Nascimento, politician;
• Paulo Freire, educator;
• Rene Silva, creator of Voz das Comunidades;
• Fernanda Montenegro, actress and lady of Brazilian cinema;
• Bruno Pereira, indigenous man who was killed in Vale do Javari along with journalist Dom Phillips.