Stevie Wonder gives Rio Christmas cheer

BRAZIL: US singer Stevie Wonder joined Brazil's Gilberto Gil late Tuesday for a massive free Christmas concert on Rio's Copacabana beach attended by half a million people.

"Tudo bem?" (Everything allright?) Wonder shouted out to the crowd in Portugese after being led on stage by his sons.

Dressed in a golden suit, the blind singer began his set with "What a Wonderful World," then performed hits like "I Just Called to Say I Love You," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and to sing a cover of the late Michael Jackson, "The Way You Make Me Feel." Earlier, Gil opened the show with "Realce" and "A Novidade" on a stage set with the exclusive Copacabana Palace Hotel as a backdrop.

AFP