The show was the biggest of the pop star’s career, as it was for Madonna who also turned the expansive stretch of sand into a massive dance floor last year.

American pop icon Lady Gaga takes the stage on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on Saturday night in a free concert that is expected to draw more than 1.6 million people and be one of the biggest of her career.

Following in Madonna's footsteps, the American hit-maker played for over a million fans on the beachfront-turned concert venue.