Summary
BBC Verify investigated claims that 2.1 million people attended Lady Gaga's concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. They found it unlikely that the beach could hold that many people, although city officials still claim it did, without providing details on how they measured the crowd.
Key Facts
- BBC Verify looked into whether 2.1 million people could attend Lady Gaga's concert in Rio de Janeiro.
- The concert took place on Copacabana Beach and was funded by the city.
- The main goal of the event was to boost the local economy.
- Fans came from all over Brazil for the concert.
- The concert was said to potentially generate over $100 million for the economy.
- A crowd density expert assisted in the analysis of the attendance claim.
- The BBC found that fitting 2.1 million people would require the entire stretch of the beach.
- Despite these findings, Rio officials continue to claim the attendance number without explaining their counting method.
