The incident occurred Sunday, April 26, on Copacabana Beach, where the musician will perform next Saturday, May 2. In a statement to Rolling Stone on April 27, Shakira said she was “deeply saddened for the family, friends and colleagues of Gabriel de Jesus Firmino, a local worker who lost his life yesterday at the site.” The singer added, “My heart goes out to his family, and loved ones.” Organizers shared a separate statement on social media, which has been translated from Portuguese. At this time, we are extending our full support, care, and solidarity to the responsible company, its team, and the victim’s family.” An eyewitness account shared via France24 detailed the scene at the time of the incident.
People rushed over to pull him out.” Additional details shared via claimed the worker’s lower limbs were crushed in the collapse. Representatives for Shakira did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment. The Colombian star was announced as the headliner for this year’s Todo Mundo no Rio event in February.
The free concert series, which has previously presented performances from Lady Gaga and Madonna, is expected to draw millions as a leading attraction in Rio de Janeiro. Trending Stories Why Was It So Hard for Sam Cooke’s Grandkids to Drop a Soul Album? Incarcerated for Life in Trump’s War on the Left GOP Candidate Slammed for Telling Voters to Deal With Gas Prices by Cutting Back on Starbucks Trump Is Spending Nearly $1 Billion in Taxpayer Money on Gaudy White House Renovations: Report Earlier this year, a record-breaking 400,000 people attended the free concert Shakira hosted at the Zócalo in Mexico City.
The musician released her most recent album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, in 2024. blogherads.adq.push(function () { blogherads .defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-dsk-tab-article-inbody2-uid1' ) .setTargeting( 'pos', ["mid-article2","mid","in-article2","mid-article","inbody","inbody2"] ) .setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' ) .setSubAdUnitPath("music\/article\/inbody2") .addSize([[300,250],[300,251],[620,350],[2,4],[4,2],[3,3],[2,2],[6,6],[620,366]]) .setLazyLoadMultiplier(2) .setClsOptimization("minsize") ; }); This article was updated on April 24 at 10:29 p.m. ET to include a statement from Shakira. try ); }); } catch (error) In this article: Shakira Music Music News
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