How to get to the Madonna show on Copacabana Beach

Singer Madonna will give a free performance this Saturday (4) on a stage set up on the sand of Copacabana Beach, in front of the Hotel Copacabana Palace, where she is staying. The event closes The Celebration Tour, which celebrates the pop diva’s 40-year career.

O show is scheduled to start at 9:45 pm and will last two hours. The party will open with a DJ performance, starting at 7pm.

To receive the expected crowd of around 1.5 million, a special traffic scheme was set up that includes blocking access by car, bus and taxi to Copacabana.

Traffic blockages

From 7 am on Saturday (4), the track along the edge of Avenida Atlântica will be closed. The track next to the buildings will operate reversibly, as is the case on Sundays and holidays.

At 11am, the track next to the buildings on Avenida Atlântica and all access points will be closed.

From 6pm onwards, all access to the Copacabana neighborhood will be closed, except for regular buses and taxis. At this time, it will no longer be possible to enter Copacabana using app transport services, such as Uber or 99.

From 7:30 pm onwards, access to Copacabana will be completely blocked, including for buses and taxis.

Subway

MetrôRio will have a maximum supply of trains from 3pm on the day of the show, and both lines 2 and line 1 can be used for the return trip to Copacabana.

Metrô Rio recommends that you disembark at the Siqueira Campos/Copacabana station. Cardeal Arcoverde station will only be open for disembarkation from 4pm to 10pm.

After the show, the Cardeal Arcoverde, Siqueira Campos and Cantagalo stations will operate until 4am on Sunday. After midnight on Saturday, the other stations in the system will only be open for disembarkation.

MetrôRio 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.

SuperVia trains

For the trip to show from pop to rock, the public will be able to use the trains as normal. Central do Brasil station will close at 9:15 pm and reopen at 12:15 am, remaining until 2:15 am for service at the end of the show.

After the presentation, extra trains will be waiting for fans who take the subway to Central do Brasil. There will be six trains highlighted: two for Japeri (1h30 and 2h20), two for Santa Cruz (1h15 and 2h20) and two for Saracuruna (1h20 and 2h20), all departing from Central, which will be the only station open for boarding. The rest will only be open for disembarkation.

The Japeri and Santa Cruz branches will make stopping trips. Only the Praça da Bandeira station will not have disembarkation.

Special bus

The bus system, including the BRT and municipal lines involved in this service, will operate uninterruptedly on Saturday and Sunday. The Gentileza Terminal will be the central connection point between BRTs, intercity lines, the Bus Station and Galeão Airport.

A special Gentileza x Madonna line was created to transport spectators from the Gentileza Terminal to the venue. show. The matches start at 1pm on Saturday (4). Until 7:30 pm, disembarkation on this line will be at Avenida Princesa Isabel, in Copacabana. After this time, the disembarkation point will be at Botafogo Cove.

The fare for this exclusive line will be R$8.60, round trip, with access control and exclusive payment through the Jaé ticketing platform.

At the time of purchase, passengers will receive a wristband to facilitate their return home. Boarding for the return trip will take place at Enseada de Botafogo, from midnight to 4am on Sunday. To do this, simply present your bracelet to enter the bus.

Conventional buses

From 7:30 pm, there will be two bus terminals for boarding. One in Enseada de Botafogo, close to Botafogo Praia Shopping, serving passengers bound for Central, Terminal Gentileza and some neighborhoods in the North Zone, such as Abolição, Jacaré, Penha and Ilha do Governador.

For those who need to go to the Center or the Bus Station, boarding lines 100 and 167 to Central do Brasil and Terminal Gentileza, respectively, will be on Avenida das Nações Unidas, heading towards Centro, at Enseada de Botafogo.

For those heading to the North Zone, boarding will be carried out on Avenida das Nações, towards the South Zone, also at Enseada de Botafogo, where lines 415 (Enseada de Botafogo x Usina), 492 (Enseada de Botafogo x Bancários) will be available. ), 457 (Enseada de Botafogo x Abolição), 474 (Enseada de Botafogo x Jacaré) or 483 (Enseada de Botafogo x Penha).

Another extra terminal will be in Copacabana, at Posto 6, with conventional and executive buses directed to neighborhoods in the West Zone, such as Barra da Tijuca (Terminal Alvorada), Cidade de Deus, Recreio, Piabas, Santa Cruz, Rio das Pedras and Campo Big.

The conventional lines Integrated 2 – 552 (Ipanema x Alvorada, via Av. Lúcio Costa), Integrated 6 – 558 (Ipanema x Cidade de Deus, via Itanhangá), Integrated 8 – 553 (Ipanema x Recreio, via Lagoa) will be available at this terminal. Barra / Av. das Américas), Integrated 9 – 554 (Ipanema x Piabas, via Av. Niemeyer / Av. Benvindo Novaes), 539 (Ipanema x Rocinha, via Estrada da Gávea) and 557 (Ipanema x Rio das Pedras).

In addition to these options, there will be executive lines 2334 (Ipanema x Campo Grande), 2335 (Ipanema x Santa Cruz, via Barra da Tijuca), and 2338 (Ipanema x Campo Grande, via Estrada do Magarça).

VLT

VLT line 1 (Santos Dumont – Terminal Gentileza) will also operate uninterruptedly this weekend, with a 20-minute interval.

Security

The security scheme for the public of the show foresees the presence of 3,200 military personnel, 64 vehicles and 65 monitoring towers in the region. Cross streets along the waterfront will be closed with bars and access control. There will be 18 blocking and search points with facial recognition. Furthermore, the subway stations in Copacabana will be searched with metal detectors.

It is also planned to use facial recognition drones and 12 extra facial recognition cameras. A Military Police command and control center was also created in Praça do Lido to operate during the show, and the Civil Police will have 1,500 officers on standby.

Weather forecast

According to the city’s meteorological service, Alerta Rio, the weather forecast for this Saturday is for a reduction in cloud cover from the end of the morning, with a predominance of partially cloudy skies and no rain.