A few hours before the Madonna show, fans fill the sand of Copacabana beach | Rio de Janeiro

Published 05/04/2024 17:16 | Updated 05/04/2024 17:26

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With the sun and very hot weather, a Fire Department truck sprayed water to cool people at the scene. In addition, Cedae continues to distribute cold water at four fixed points in the central median of Avenida Atlântica: near the Hotel Lancaster (at Rua Duvivier), between Avenidas Prado Júnior and Princesa Isabel, at Avenida República do Peru and Rua Siqueira Campos. The tents are open until 2am on Sunday (5).

At the end of the afternoon, Madonna even published a video on Instagram stories dancing with the Brazilian flag. In addition to images wearing a national team shirt with his surname, Ciccone, written in studded crystals.

Security forces

A large security scheme was set up for the show. At the moment, the Military Police is already carrying out extensive patrolling, involving 3,200 agents, 64 vehicles, 65 observation towers, two drones with facial recognition technology, as well as cameras. There are blockades in 18 areas of the neighborhood and 18 inspection points spread across the streets adjacent to the stage.

Since Friday (3), the Integrated Mobile Command and Control Center (CICM), a super truck with an investment of R$ 8.6 million, has been in Praça do Lido and allows immediate assistance to teams of agents spread across the city. waterfront to combat possible criminal actions. To give you an idea, the distortion-free optical zoom of one of the cameras can capture citizens’ faces and their characteristics from long distances.

The Civil Police has also mobilized 1,500 agents since Wednesday (1st). Included in the police scheme are Core and the Tourism Support, International Airport, Child and Adolescent Protection, Racial Crimes and Offenses of Intolerance and Women’s Assistance police stations.

Flagrant centers will be in operation at the police stations of Copacabana (12th DP), Leblon (14th DP) and Ipanema (13th DP), where there will also be action by the Special Court for Fans and Major Events, with the support of police officers and criminal experts. The security plan also includes reinforcement of the police stations in the South and Center Zones and the Computer Crime Repression Police Station (DRCI).

In addition, a temporary base for the Child and Adolescent Protection Police Station (DPCA) is operating at the Special Police Station for Assistance to Elderly People (Deapti), in Copacabana. There are posts of the Racial Crimes and Intolerance Offenses Police Station (Decradi) and the Women’s Assistance Police Station (DEAM) in the 15th DP, in Gávea.

The base of the Copacabana Present Security program receives, from 6 am this Saturday (4), the reinforcement of agents from eight other modules in the municipality, who will work in Copacabana until the end of the event. Around 60 military and civil police officers, as well as a social worker, joined the task force to further increase the safety of fans, tourists and residents.

Fire Department

In addition to the show’s inspection work, the Fire Department prepared a tactical operational plan for the corporation to guarantee the safety of the public who will watch the pop diva’s performance. Around 800 military personnel were mobilized to operate over the event weekend, distributed across land, water and air.

The highlight of the task force is the presence of doctors who will rescue drowning victims using watercraft, optimizing care time by up to 80% less compared to ambulances. The corporation also has two aircraft available to respond to more serious incidents, in addition to an advanced military medical post, which will be set up exclusively for the event in the vicinity of post 6.

The task force also has the support of boats, quad bikes, ambulances, rescue motorcycles for quick movement among the public, rescue vehicles and tanker trucks, at the main access points to the event.

Health

The Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) provided 2 disaster support ambulances in addition to the 4 ambulances that already operate at bases in the Copacabana, Botafogo and Ipanema region. Extra motorbikes will also be made available for any emergency assistance.
The Emergency Care Units in Copacabana and Botafogo have reinforced teams to serve the population.

Customer service

A Procon service desk operates from 10am to 7pm. Consumers can contact us via telephone (21) 99371-9647 and (21) 99332-8289, or by email at [email protected], for immediate assistance.

Agents from the State Secretariat for Consumer Protection inspect vessels moored on the Rio coast, to avoid harm to consumers. The inspection takes place before the boats leave, while still in the marinas.

Transport

Public transport is the organizers’ recommendation for the public who will watch the pop singer. The SuperVia, for the outward journey, operates during normal Saturday hours, with the Central do Brasil station closing at 9:15 pm. For the return trip, only Central do Brasil will be open for boarding after the event, reopening at 0:15 am and operating until 2:15 am. All other stations will be open for disembarking, except Praça da Bandeira station.

On the subway, the concessionaire’s guidance is that customers preferably disembark at the Siqueira Campos/Copacabana station.

The Cardeal Arcoverde/Copacabana station will only be open for arrivals from 4pm to 10pm; and after 10pm, only for boarding with pre-purchased cards or contactless payment method (NFC). It is important to highlight that the station will not have boarding at this time (4pm to 10pm) and, as a customer safety measure, there may also be temporary restrictions and flow control at boarding, during early morning operations.

Upon returning from the event, the recommendation is that customers use the Siqueira Campos/Copacabana station for boarding. The station will have flow control and communication equipment.

The concessionaire recommends that customers buy and top up their Giro, MetrôRio single ticket or RioCard tickets in advance, also prioritizing buying an early return, facilitating entry into the system. The fare is R$7.50 for the departure and R$7.50 for the return. Passengers can also add credits to the Giro card via the GIRO website or app, in addition to using contactless payment, with cards or devices enabled with NFC technology, directly at the turnstile at boarding time, or with Riocard.

For those using the ferries, the Araribóia terminal will have departures every 30 minutes. Paquetá will work normally, and Charitas and Cocotá will not work.