Firefighters sprayed water before the concert, when temperatures exceeded 30 degrees Celsius, to cool fans gathered near the pop queen’s stage, and drinking water was distributed for free. Temperatures were around 27 C during the late night show.
Madonna, 65, performed songs such as Like A Prayer, Vogue and Express Yourself for over two hours from 10.45pm as she wound up the greatest hits tour that started late last year.
“Rio, here we are, in the most beautiful place in the world, with the ocean, the mountains, Jesus,” Madonna told the crowd, referring to the city’s huge mountaintop Christ the Redeemer statue. “Magic.”
