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Madonna Closes Out Celebration Tour in Front of Record-Setting 1.6 Million Fans in Brazil

Madonna closed out her Celebration Tour Saturday with a concert at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach in front of a record-setting 1.6 million fans.

Copacabana Beach has long been a magnet for epic, well-populated shows, notably a Rolling Stones gig in 2006 that drew an estimated (and then record-setting) 1.5 million fans. Madonna’s show Saturday night toppled the record, with Live Nation putting the attendance at 1.6 million people who turned Copacabana Beach into “the world’s largest dancefloor.” Madonna’s setlist stuck closely to the hits-filled one she’s performing throughout the past eight months, but there was one surprise on tap for Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian singer Anitta — fresh off the release of her own new album Funk Generation — stopped by during the “Vogue” portion of the concert to deliver some 10s:

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