<\/p>\n
Rio de Janeiro will take on a new kind of spotlight this June.<\/p>\n
As part of the inaugural\u00a0Rio Nature and Climate Week<\/a>, Global Citizen is returning to Brazil with two events that connect decision-making at the highest level with action from people around the world:\u00a0Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro<\/a>\u00a0and Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n Over the course of one week, conversations that shape policy will sit alongside a public moment designed to draw in thousands of people. The aim is straightforward: bring together those with the power to make commitments and those ready to push for them.<\/p>\n Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro\u00a0<\/a>will take place on Thursday, June 4, at Casa Firjan in Botafogo. Two days later, on Saturday, June 6, Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro will close the week with a free concert on Ipanema Beach.<\/p>\n Together, the events reflect a model Global Citizen has been building over time, linking leadership with participation so that progress is not confined to one room.<\/p>\n Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro\u00a0<\/a>is designed as a working summit rather than a talking forum.<\/p>\n The focus is on a set of issues that continue to shape both local and global realities: access to clean energy, children\u2019s education, job opportunities, food security, and global health.<\/p>\n Leaders from across sectors will take part in the summit, including\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Manuel Dur\u00e3o Barroso<\/strong>, Professor at Univ Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa and Former President of the European Commission;\u00a0Marcelo Thom\u00e9<\/strong>, President of the Amazonia+21 Institute and FAIS;\u00a0Jessi Alves<\/strong>, Biologist and ESG Specialist;\u00a0Allyne Andrade<\/strong>, Deputy Executive Director of the Brazil Human Rights Fund;\u00a0Luiz C\u00e9sio Caetano<\/strong>, President of FIRJAN;\u00a0Ana Fontes<\/strong>, Founder and President of the Women Entrepreneurs Network;\u00a0Oskar Metsavaht<\/strong>, Creative Director of Osklen and President of Instituto-E;\u00a0Marcele Oliveira<\/strong>, COP30 Presidency Youth Climate Champion;\u00a0Roberto Ross<\/strong>i, President of Schneider Electric Brazil; Mirela Sandrini, Executive Director of WRI Brazil;\u00a0Samela Sater\u00e9 Maw\u00e9<\/strong>, Biologist, Artisan, Indigenous Communicator, and Climate and Indigenous Rights Activist; and\u00a0Diego Scotti<\/strong>, Member of the Board of Directors at Global Citizen.<\/p>\n The event will also be co-hosted by\u00a0Luiza Zveiter<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Gabb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n What matters most is what happens around and beyond the stage. The summit creates space for commitments to be made and partnerships to form, with the expectation that these translate into concrete outcomes in the months that follow.<\/p>\n The setting matters too.\u00a0Rio Nature and Climate Week<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 hosted by Instituto Natureza e Clima Brasil, the City of Rio de Janeiro, Re:Wild, and Global Citizen \u2014 brings together dozens of independently hosted sessions across the city, alongside a central program led by its organizers.<\/p>\n This creates a broader environment where ideas are tested, refined, and connected to the people and institutions that can take them further.<\/p>\n On Saturday, that focus shifts outward.\u00a0Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro<\/a>\u00a0takes the week’s themes and places them in an open, visible, and shared setting. Held on Ipanema Beach and hosted by Giovanna Ewbank and Bruno Gagliasso, the event brings together music and public participation, inviting people to be part of what comes next.<\/p>\n The lineup will feature Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Fugees\u2019 landmark album The Score, alongside special guests YG Marley and Zion Marley. The event will also be co-headlined by Ludmilla, one of Latin America\u2019s most influential artists.<\/p>\n Attendance is free, but it is not passive. Tickets are earned by taking action through the\u00a0Global Citizen app<\/a>\u00a0or via WhatsApp +55 (11) 4040-7099 on issues such as education, food security, clean energy, job opportunities, and global health.<\/p>\n Tickets can also be earned through volunteer opportunities in Rio. On May 23, Global Citizen will co-host a\u00a0beach cleanup<\/a>\u00a0with Instituto Boas Ondas at Praia da Barra, followed by \u201cGame for Climate\u201d on June 1 in partnership with Onda Solid\u00e1ria, using football to engage young people in climate education and sustainability.<\/p>\n That connection between action and access is intentional. It reflects the idea that participation should be more than symbolic and that collective pressure can help shape outcomes.<\/p>\n Throughout the night, the event will also highlight new commitments aligned with Global Citizen\u2019s campaign goals, linking what happens on stage to decisions being made elsewhere.<\/p>\n These events come at a time when progress on climate and development is uneven. Funding is tightening in many places, and coordination across countries has become more complex. At the same time, the impacts of climate change continue to be felt more sharply, particularly in regions that have contributed the least to the problem.<\/p>\n Yet another trajectory is taking shape.<\/p>\n Across the Global South, communities and innovators are already advancing solutions tied to clean energy, food systems, education, and environmental protection. A major focus of\u00a0Rio Nature and Climate Week<\/a>\u00a0is connecting those efforts with the partnerships and investment needed to scale them further.<\/p>\n What is often missing is the scale. Investment, visibility, and sustained partnerships are needed to take what is working and expand it.<\/p>\nWhere Priorities Take Shape<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Opening the Moment to Everyone<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Why This Moment Matters<\/strong><\/h4>\n