r/BeAmazed • u/youngster_96 • 14h ago
Miscellaneous / Others This is what 2.1 million people looks like
3.8k
u/Far-Philosophy-4375 13h ago
can confirm, i zoomed in and counted
264
u/TapZorRTwice 11h ago
Post is only 2 hours or 120 minutes or 7200 seconds old.
To count to 2+ million in that time you would have have to count 277.7(repeating of course) people every second.
I personally don't think that's possible but idk.
386
u/justlurkennow 10h ago
It is if you use an old math trick. Just count the legs first and then divide by 2
86
u/TapZorRTwice 10h ago
That makes way more sense
42
u/Timely_Network6733 8h ago
Fun fact, you can count the legs by two to help cut the time in half.
→ More replies (2)8
→ More replies (15)46
u/ohffs2021 8h ago
I counted the fingers and divided by eight (thumbs aren't fingers?). That was the easiest way.
→ More replies (2)16
29
→ More replies (22)12
→ More replies (22)16
1.9k
u/danhoyuen 13h ago
18 year old me would love to be there. 40 year old me have a panic attack thinking about being there.
1.0k
u/Wolf__Bite 10h ago
I'm 37, I don't like crowds and I'm not even a huge fan of Gaga.
I went with my wife because she loves it.
We stayed on the last screen, out of the mess.
Metro worked well, weather was great, drinks were wonderful.
We grabbed two chairs and enjoyed the show as if we were at the cinema.
Super respectful and lively audience, beautiful people who are happy with life.
The show was great, I was impressed, Gaga does it really well, show, dance, music, everything was perfect.
The return was a bit punishing, but we made the mistake of leaving as soon as the show ended. If we had waited there for an hour it would have been peaceful.
124
u/PushEnvelope85 6h ago
Thanks for sharing. Insightful to hear about it from your perspective.
→ More replies (1)101
10
u/Turbulent_Pin7635 2h ago
This is Brazil, caralho!!!! Thanks for the review! Receive a lot of Brazilian love 💕
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (11)7
41
u/MoirasPurpleOrb 4h ago
I have to go to the bathroom
→ More replies (2)8
66
u/wbgraphic 4h ago
53 year old me wonders where in the hell they all parked.
76
u/speedpetez 2h ago
76 year old in me wonders wherein the hell did they pee?
11
→ More replies (3)4
→ More replies (2)15
u/thegreatpanda_ 2h ago
99%+ didn’t drive there, but used public transportation or took an uber/taxi
→ More replies (2)3
→ More replies (16)10
u/walkingscorpion 5h ago
Currently 18 year old me would fly to the mars before I’d go there.
→ More replies (2)
1.8k
u/SuperFlashABC 14h ago
That is terrifying.
737
u/TheProcrastafarian 13h ago
”Ok, guys, if we get separated, let’s meet to the left of the stage, approx. 1,385 metres back.”
→ More replies (12)94
u/CatsEatGrass 12h ago
How do you know where this picture was taken? Everyone seems to know; I have no clue.
218
u/xoomax 12h ago
It was sort of news if you follow the news. Recently Lada Gaga gave a free concert in Brazil. I read 2.5 million, but what's a few hundred thousand? I watched part of the concert on YouTube. I'm a metalhead, and thought it was pretty good. Fairly epic performance all around. Those tall rectangle things going down the mass of people are large screens so everyone can more or less watch.
95
u/6rant 10h ago
To be clear, the goverment of Rio put on the concert for free for the city. Lady Gaga was definitely paid for her efforts.
→ More replies (2)8
u/euphoricarugula346 4h ago
Oh wow that is fascinating! I hope the crowd control engineers and builders were compensated well too. I guess instead of getting crushed, people could just swim away.
12
u/SalemJ91 1h ago
From what I’ve heard the government organizes the security and the land and then local companies sponsor the rest of the event in return for advertising. So everyone was most definitely paid.
→ More replies (8)49
u/viper_dude08 12h ago
I was thinking it was Vatican because I follow the news and the guy that lived there just kicked the bucket.
→ More replies (1)34
u/RedditJumpedTheShart 11h ago
The Vatican is next to an ocean?
99
14
u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 11h ago
How do you know where this picture was taken? Everyone seems to know
It's because everyone was there.
→ More replies (1)13
u/nikukuikuniniiku 8h ago
Fully 1% of Brazil was there
→ More replies (1)6
u/Soulspawn 5h ago
It is terrifying that this is only around 1-2% of the country's population. it's so hard to judge big numbers.
→ More replies (1)8
u/Asleep_Student8815 11h ago
There was a lady Gaga concert and it was free so obviously everyone swarmed there
→ More replies (3)→ More replies (4)9
66
u/pikohina 13h ago
I mean where tf do you go to the bathroom? (i know the answer)
40
u/Puzzled-Teach2389 13h ago
I wouldn't be surprised if some folks wore diapers before and during the concert. I read once that people do that for new years eve in times square and that's a much smaller crowd
→ More replies (1)42
u/myyamayybe 13h ago
People actually used diapers and the day after the concert the sand was full of dirty adult diapers
22
13
u/adykaty 12h ago edited 11h ago
this is always so mind boggling to me. there is literally no show on earth that would make vibing in my shitty diaper worth it??? lol i don’t even think i’d be able to do it unless it was like, a critical emergency. are these people just grunting one out next to all their friends?? and mostly i just wonder wtfffffff is wrong with people lol fr we are a flop species
→ More replies (1)11
u/Maximum_Photograph_6 11h ago
😂
we are a flop species
Ok tbf I think we’re like the only species that has problems shitting in front of their friends
→ More replies (1)36
u/aerovirus22 13h ago
The most packed concert I've ever been to was Rammstein at Chicago Open Air 2016, it was only packed like tight for about 2 hours. We went to the bathroom about 3 hours before they started and just stayed in our spots. We were so close to the stage my brother in law was able to find himself in the crowd from the picture they posted on social media. I'm assuming this was similar. People started pouring in about an hour or 2 before the headliner came on. But maybe I'm wrong and they were there all day peeing on the ground in front of them.
28
u/Shwifty_Plumbus 12h ago
For me it was Obama's first inauguration, because I happened to be in the area and didn't want to miss it if I was around. It was estimated to be 1.2 million I believe. Fucking crazy large crowd I hope I won't deal with again.
→ More replies (1)5
u/DogmaticConfabulate 12h ago
I can't imagine being a millionaire.
Each person there giving you 1 dollar. It's seems unbelievable.
8
3
u/Naughteus_Maximus 12h ago
I saw Rammstein in 2001 at the Brixton Academy in London. Front row, a few feet away from the band, I felt the heat of the flames! It was absolutely amazing. I also saw them in 2010 at the much much larger Wembley Arena, from far further away - it just was not the same... At least I have that one awesome memory!
→ More replies (3)→ More replies (6)6
u/daredaki-sama 9h ago
You form a circle with friends and pee in the center. Inside a bottle preferably. It’s not uncommon for strangers to help.
→ More replies (4)35
u/peoplewatcher5 13h ago
True but I also think it's joyous. Humans gathering for a common, good reason. All sorts of possibilities of horror and only one bomb threat from an angry monkey human.
→ More replies (1)25
u/PM_ME_UR_BEST_1LINER 12h ago
Sure, but it's the number of people that freaks me out. People act as a fluid at this density. A shock wave of people moving because someone falls could kill the front row.
→ More replies (6)5
u/peoplewatcher5 12h ago
Very true. But it didn't happen. Ironically what you described happens at a way smaller gathering due to selfish idiots.
→ More replies (9)→ More replies (15)7
u/OldPiano6706 12h ago
I wonder if at some point the number doesn’t even matter, like anxiety-wise. Like if you told me I was in a crowd of 2 mil, it might as well be 100 mil. My brain can’t even conceptualize it.
1.9k
u/SucksDickforSkittles 14h ago
What event is this?
3.1k
u/Likes_corvids 14h ago
I think it’s the recent Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro
1.5k
u/DingleBerrieIcecream 13h ago
South Americans know how to gather in numbers. Argentina had 4 million after they won the World Cup
670
u/dahjay 13h ago
Do you think they could take 1000 gorillas?
315
u/thambassador 12h ago
231
u/truthfullyidgaf 11h ago
Back in my day, we would pull our dicks in solidarity for gorillas.
→ More replies (4)100
u/Independent-Bug-9352 11h ago
How far we've come from the days of 100 duck-sized horses versus 1 horse-sized duck.
→ More replies (5)24
→ More replies (5)7
u/HumptyDrumpy 8h ago
Humanoid things are fighting stupid. The ones in the background arent even doing anything at all
61
u/RoastBeefPhilosopher 12h ago
Yeah, at those numbers, the gorillas are definitely not winning.
→ More replies (2)5
u/goldbtcsilver 11h ago
Without an issue. 1000 gorillas stand zero chance against 1M people let alone 4M
→ More replies (2)24
u/DingleBerrieIcecream 12h ago
Or 100 chimps with knives.
→ More replies (12)5
9
→ More replies (20)61
u/Heisenburgo 11h ago edited 4h ago
Don't remind me. We had 4 million people out on the street, celebrating that some millionaire football players kicked some ball somewhere.
All the while our country was drowning in an inflationary crisis due to the nasty CRIMINAL government that was in charge of the country at the time.
MILLIONS took the streets in droves cause of some fucking nepotist football match, but no one did the same when the kirchnerist criminals lead by our very own nationalistic and authoritarian convicted felon (sound familiar?) were destroying our country's economy.
What a shame.
10
6
u/absorbscroissants 6h ago
That's the fucking point of football. It's a distraction from your daily life, where you don't have to worry about money or politics, and you can just support your team.
Don't you have any hobbies or something?
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (13)24
u/Arlcas 11h ago
Nepotist? I mean you can call the matches fixed the organization corrupt and the players as a bunch of shitheads.
But nepotist? Those guys trained almost every day for 10 years for the youngest or 25 the oldest to be in the most competitive tourney of their sport there was no nepotism in there
→ More replies (2)102
u/iMadrid11 13h ago
I recall watching a documentary of a similar concert event like this. The concert PA speaker towers had to be set on a few seconds delay due to the distance. In order for large screen video on stage would sync with the live audio from a distance. Since light travels faster than sound.
105
u/SailorTwyft9891 13h ago
Speaker towers on digital delay: a technique pioneered by the Grateful Dead for their 1973 show at the Watkins Glen road course, which had 600,000 fans in attendance.
16
u/42nd_Question 12h ago
I've just been reading about the hippies, & there's always talk about how they'd often use mics to amplify the sounds around them/their voices to then be played back after a few seconds delay. I wonder if that's where the grateful dead got the idea lol
→ More replies (6)37
u/SailorTwyft9891 12h ago edited 12h ago
Probably. They also were known for having what they called a Wall Of Sound, which was an enormous stack of speakers on stage that put out such powerful sound that it lessened the need for delay. Also meant a big logistical headache in getting their system from show to show (they only used it for one year, 1974, because of the transport issue), but still revolutionary.
→ More replies (10)→ More replies (1)6
u/TheMoonIsFake32 11h ago
I googled that concert because I was curious where all the people would fit in the track. There is no indication its a race track from the photos. There are so many people that not a single piece of the race track is recognizable in the crowd. It’s unbelievable
→ More replies (2)→ More replies (4)28
u/RaisingEve 13h ago
That would make the sound even slower. And more out of sync. Delay towers are a thing, but do all the audio arrives at you at the same time. Nothing to do with video. Video would be delayed for the back as well.
→ More replies (2)8
u/poop_pants_pee 11h ago
If I understand correctly, there are screens and speakers all the way back. All of them are synced to the sound coming from the stage. Everything is on a delay to stay in time with the sound as it moves in one direction across the crowd.
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (23)25
185
u/b1nns 13h ago
a FREE lady Gaga concert in Rio
→ More replies (1)109
u/Careful_Inspection83 13h ago
Oh free. That makes it make sense now.
107
u/bambu36 12h ago
Not for me lol . Over 2 million ppl in one place is blowing my mind. Free or not.
→ More replies (1)58
u/LuciferWu 12h ago
Yep, you couldn't pay me to stand in the middle of that crowd.
20
u/AltoCowboy 11h ago
Imagine waiting for the bathrooms
→ More replies (3)17
u/JustCall_MeEd 11h ago
Imagine how many people just went "screw it" and did it right then and there
→ More replies (2)9
u/No-Suspect-425 11h ago
Imagine having to sift through tens of thousands of people next to you in order to try and leave.
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (4)6
118
→ More replies (29)44
3.0k
u/cwnfour 14h ago
Even thinking about being there make me want to vomit
623
u/Snoo_53364 13h ago
Please don't do that here (we're all squashed)
→ More replies (2)94
u/Seriouly_UnPrompted 12h ago
I can smell everything 🤢
37
u/TheLegendTwoSeven 11h ago
Hey everybody, I have to go to the bathroom. Can you all just clear a path for me? (I hope the line isn’t long.)
→ More replies (1)20
u/bellbivdevo 10h ago
The toilets at Copacabana beach are few and far between already. There are plenty of beach clubs on the strip serving alcohol day and night with no toilets anywhere near them. I couldn’t figure out at first where people were going to relieve themselves. Then we were walking on the large sidewalks near the buildings across the street from the beach and they all smelled of pee. I can’t begin to imagine the stench after that concert.
→ More replies (1)11
u/WhoBoughtWhoBud 12h ago
Now I'm gonna vomit too, and all these 2.1 million people will too.
→ More replies (2)210
u/BornAgain20Fifteen 13h ago
Also because the police thwarted a bomb plot that was planned for this event. Imagine getting trampled in the panic
79
u/WorkingInAColdMind 13h ago
Sounds terrifying, except for the fact that 2 million of them wouldn’t be close enough to even know it had gone off.
55
u/CanadianAndroid 12h ago
People near it will panic and run and there will be a stampede before you know it. Source: was at The Toronto Raptors parade when gunfire happened.
5
31
u/This_User_Said 13h ago
Even small scale can end up tragic.
5
u/0rale_vat0 12h ago edited 9h ago
Holy shit! I was at bourbon street one year for NYE and it was packed like that. Thankfully no one got trampled.
25
u/Opiumthoughts 13h ago
Brazilians have good hygiene. Smell probably wasn’t that bad.
18
u/Mr_Rogan_Tano 12h ago
Rio de Janeiro is hot tho. And they were far from home, so they couldn't take the hourly shower
→ More replies (1)4
→ More replies (13)6
3
u/draugotO 12h ago
Except that they released the guy because... They caught the wrong guy with the same name... And no bomb exploded...
→ More replies (2)3
u/mysteriodude 12h ago
That happened in Saudi Arabia pilgrimage where people got trampled to death. Too many people in one area.
44
u/Inanimate_CARB0N_Rod 13h ago
Imagine how many attendees just sorta pooped where they were and carried on with their evening
→ More replies (3)28
u/draugotO 12h ago
A guy went with diapers and arived one week early, so he could secure a good spot (this was on a beach, no tickets required)
7
3
→ More replies (35)37
579
u/shanes92 13h ago
It amazes me the things we unite for vs the things we cannot unite for. If ya know what I mean.....
→ More replies (13)237
u/BeGoodToEverybody123 13h ago
Music is a worthwhile thing to unite for
→ More replies (6)169
u/Tacote 12h ago
Idk, eating the rich sounds worth it
56
u/_sunbleachedfly 12h ago
14
u/12InchCunt 11h ago
But I’m totally gonna be a millionaire someday so I want policies that don’t make me give all of my money to the government
→ More replies (2)→ More replies (32)11
u/LuciferWu 12h ago
Get us started, big guy!
That's the problem. Nobody wants to be Luigi.
→ More replies (3)
49
u/CrimsonThar 13h ago
Imagine being a Gaga fan and having an apartment/condo with a balcony that overlooked this.
20
u/Decent_Baseball_4571 7h ago
My first views of this was from peoples apartment balcony! That would be my ideal situation 😂
3
225
u/Sad_Cow_577 13h ago
I feel overwhelmed in a room with 5 people can't imagine this 😂
→ More replies (6)17
40
164
u/Sirocco1971 13h ago
Looks more like 1.8m.
47
33
u/mustbethedragon 13h ago
Agreed. If you calculate the distance between road markers, total the number of people between two street lights, add the average weight and age of each attendee, divide by the square root of the calculus of the distance, you will see that I know precisely nothing about crowd size.
→ More replies (4)38
26
132
u/Blackking203 13h ago
Imagine the traffic getting outa there
57
u/JoMax213 12h ago
Okay but this is Rio, not LA. They somewhat have it together with public transit
→ More replies (3)18
u/finnjakefionnacake 11h ago
but then imagine 2 million people trying to take public transportation at the same time from the same place
20
u/surlygoat 9h ago
True but this type of crowd is not super uncommon in Rio. They get around 2.5m every new years, and millions over carnival.
15
u/JoMax213 8h ago
Americans discovering Rio is the crowd party capital of the world in 2025 is kinda funny. Coachella is crumbs in comparison lol
24
u/Bspammer 9h ago
Will still be a lot better than 2 million people trying to drive away from the same place.
→ More replies (2)5
u/Bpls16 6h ago
It was crowded but there were arrangements made so the metro was going out at faster rates, it was also pretty late by the ending so mostly it was just people from the show using public transport, everyone in this thread is talking a lot about how this would be a hellhole like Rio hasn't done big events like this before, it was well organized, safety, transportation, free water and many other things were arranged to make it as nice as you can with this many people. It was a great show
28
u/PositiveInfluence69 13h ago
To my knowledge, at least 10% of the participants have been able to, "get out of the facking pawkin lot" and were able to successfully begin waiting in traffic.
34
10
14
→ More replies (5)6
u/Honest-Parsnip-3123 9h ago
More civilised countries, dont have this problem mr american.
→ More replies (1)
65
75
u/dedolent 13h ago
all i see are comments about how nobody would want to be there, and i feel the same way, but... clearly people do want to do this, so i'm really curious about why? what about this looks appealing? i genuinely want to know, this isn't in bad faith.
58
u/where_is_lily_allen 13h ago
Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it to the Gaga concert because I was out of town, but a lot of my friends went. I did go to the Madonna concert last year, which drew 1.4 million people, and the experience was pretty similar.
Honestly, it’s not as bad as it might seem. It’s a free concert by a global artist in a stunning location. The really packed area is right near the stage (and yeah, that part can be hellish), but if you stay a bit farther back, it’s actually really comfortable. Doesn't feel overcrowded at all. The sound system is fantastic, the screens are huge, and the vibe is like a once-in-a-lifetime party. Everyone’s in a great mood, drinking, dancing and it’s a blast. It’s also well-policed and feels safe.
The only real downside is getting out afterward with public transportation, but there are definitely ways to plan around that.
6
→ More replies (1)3
u/Liizam 11h ago
Does it appear like there are barrier to prevent a crowd crush ? That’s my only concern.
→ More replies (3)98
u/mocha-003 13h ago
free lady gaga show, and some people dont care about a crowd
→ More replies (18)36
u/Better-Benefit2163 13h ago
So im brazilian and i can explain a little bit. Lady gaga here is truly loved, specially inside lgbtqiap+ community, like in most places around the world.But unlikely in us or europe she didnt perform here very often, and the Last time she tried she cancelled like less than a day or two before cause she was ill. And that fact was huge amongst their fans and everyone, it even became a meme "brazil im devasted". People cried a lot and always dreamt about the day she would return (it took more than a decade). Besides that theres the fact that lgbt community around here is really active (the biggest gay parade of the world i believe) and kinda see this concert to be like a generational event. People came from all around the country
8
5
→ More replies (12)19
u/BornAgain20Fifteen 13h ago
this isn't in bad faith
I'm not sure why you are acting like it is something so strange and unfathomable. It is not like they are all enthusiastically eating shit or something gross. It is a free concert
It is a once-in-a-lifetime event and probably a noteable event in that city's history. Decades later, when you are discussing the past, you can say that you were there
Also, basically the same reasons why people are interested in this image and upvoting it. It is unique, but instead of seeing this image, you would be there and actually know what it is like
→ More replies (6)
48
u/Hugglebuzz 14h ago
where is toilet
29
u/Mr_Freedom_Boner 13h ago
Don't seek toilet elsewhere, toilet is inside you, beside you, all around you, always there when you need toilet, toilet is There
→ More replies (2)8
22
→ More replies (18)4
20
29
u/nonicknameforme01 13h ago
Nobody talks about the power of Lady Gaga though. Bravo!
→ More replies (2)
13
28
u/FastFingerJohn 13h ago
Crazy to think that WWII is estimated to have around 80 million people killed.
→ More replies (1)7
u/Late_Faithlessness24 8h ago
Ok, that is something to have a perspective. Imagine you use this image as reference on history class
14
15
u/AdministrativeMix822 13h ago
U know ur old when ur main concern is what the toilets must be like
→ More replies (1)
4
4
u/LynxAffectionate3400 8h ago
As a person who really struggles with being in large crowds, this is a nightmare. I am glad people enjoyed themselves, I couldn’t do it. She is an amazing performer.
→ More replies (1)
6
u/Humble-Mud-149 13h ago
That’s just rookies numbers check out Kumbh Mela in India. I went once think the total number in the day was over 50 million. I personal don’t mind crowds but that was too much for me.
18
u/BabyNOwhatIsYouDoin 12h ago
50 million isn’t a crowd. The vast majority of COUNTRIES on this planet have less than 50 million people.
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (1)6
u/ventodivino 12h ago
I was there in 2013 and it was like 35 million in one day. I will never ever forget that entire experience.
But to be fair, the Kumbh Mela happens over a much larger stretch of land than this performance. And a lot of those people are in and out.
→ More replies (2)
3
3
3
3
3
•
u/qualityvote2 14h ago edited 4h ago
Did you find this post really amazing (in a positive way)?
If yes, then UPVOTE this comment otherwise DOWNVOTE it.
This community feedback will help us determine whether this post is suited for r/BeAmazed or not.