Global Citizen Festival: Amazonia has announced the lineup for its upcoming event, taking place in Belém, Brazil at Estádio Olímpico do Pará on Nov. 1.
Anitta is set to take the stage alongside Gaby Amarantos and Seu Jorge, with a special guest performance from Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Amazonia will also feature an appearance from Chief Raoni Metuktire. Additional performers and speakers will be announced in the coming months.
The festival is intended to support communities in the Amazon rainforest and seeks to raise $1 billion to protect and restore the area. Tickets will be made free for residents of Belém and Pará State, and can be accessed on the Global Citizen app or on the festival’s website. Those without smartphones or internet access can get tickets through community volunteering initiatives.
Global Citizen Fest: Amazonia seeks to spur action to end deforestation and extreme poverty, as well as advocate for a transition to renewable energy. The event is being produced in partnership with Live Nation and Rock World, as well as organizing partner Re:wild and supporting partners Bezos Earth Fund, Open Society Foundations, Teneo and the State of Pará.
“As we move toward COP30 in Belém, standing alongside Global Citizen in Brazil helps to shine a light on our stories, our struggles, and our solutions,” says Chief Raoni Metuktire. “Working side by side in this festival can help us change the course of the planet, showing that protecting the forest and respecting its guardians is the path to a possible future.”
“It is an immense joy to be part of Global Citizen Festival: Amazonia, which is taking place in my homeland, Belém. This event is much more than music; it is a global call to protect and value the Amazon, its biodiversity, and the people who live here,” says Amarantos. “As an artist from the Amazon, I feel both the responsibility and the pride of bringing the voice of my region to the world, showing how urgent it is to care for our forest, our culture, and our communities. The Amazon is a source of life, resilience, and hope. Participating in this collective movement is an important step toward the future we want, where development and preservation go hand in hand. I invite everyone to join in this vital struggle for climate justice and respect for Indigenous and traditional peoples.”
“In our visits to the Amazon and conversations with Indigenous leaders and community elders, Global Citizen has heard their call, and we are honored to accept their invitation to partner with their communities. We acknowledge our responsibility to listen, learn, stand alongside, and amplify – as loudly as we can – both the voices and the urgent needs of Indigenous and local communities,” says Global Citizen co-founder Michael Sheldrick. “That’s what the Global Citizen Festival: Amazonia campaign is all about. Not only are we laser focused on building a global coalition to raise $1 billion for the rainforest’s preservation, but we are dedicating our advocacy, energy and platforms to centering and amplifying these powerful calls to action, culminating on our festival stage on November 1st to ensure their voices cannot be ignored.”
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