BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Less than two months before Belem hosts heads of state at U.N. climate summit COP30, the Brazilian city welcomed another type of global figure on Wednesday night, as pop legend Mariah Carey joined a cast of local artists for a floating concert dedicated to the Amazon rainforest.
The performance was part of two-day event “Amazon Live – Today and Forever,” organized by Rock World, the company behind the music festivals Rock in Rio and The Town. Carey, 56, had captivated more than 70,000 fans in Sao Paulo on Saturday during her appearance at The Town.
For half an hour on Wednesday, the singer, decked out in a shimmering red dress, performed her hits on a floating stage shaped like an enormous water lily on the Guama River, while fans watched the concert from a diffe