More recently the beach has been a site for huge free concerts unrelated to the year end festivities.
Rod stewart concert brazil 1994 3 5 million.
On december 31 1994 the new year s eve celebrations featured a rod stewart concert with an attendance of 3 5 million making it the largest concert crowd ever.
The guinness world records site credits the largest live concert to rod stewart who drew 3 5 million for a new year s eve 1994 performance at copacabana beach rio de janeiro brazil.
City authorities and both major sunday dailies estimated the crowd at 3 5 million.
Rod stewart s free new year s concert at copacabana beach may have set an attendance record for an open air concert.