It is all about Rio these days. Newspaper O Dia broke the news today that Alicia Keys will be landing in the city on Monday morning with producer Swizz Beats to shoot the video for Put It In A Love Song with Beyoncé. They will be staying at the Fasano in Ipanema.
Alicia Keys will attend Beyoncé's final concert in Rio on Monday night, shoot the video on Tuesday, and leave the country on Wednesday. Rumor has it that the video will shoot in a favela and in a school in Rio. Takes from Carnival at the Sambadrome may also be added to the video, and samba school Grande Rio is already putting the final touches in the Carnival headdresses ordered exclusively for Alicia Keys and Beyoncé to wear in the video (and yes, apparently they are completely covered in Swarovski crystals).
Beyoncé kicked off her Brazilian tour last night in Florianópolis. I posted some pictures and a video from the concert after the jump. I went to see her last year at Madison Square Garden with my friend Matthew, and loved it, so I am going to see her again tomorrow night in São Paulo.