Zhao sings “Hanging in the Air” and remembers rock music in Rio in 1985 when he praised Kazuza in an exaggerated show | Rock in Rio 2022

Words about intense and (almost always) unsuccessful love. Crying fans sing in the choir and remember their pain in the elbows. Performances of the singer, who dances, jumps, sits on the floor and climbs on the table. What does . refer to? kazoza (1958-1990), the inspiration for the 27-year-old musician.

But at the Rock’s Sunset Theater in Rio on Friday (9), the last part was more prominent. Gao devoted a large part of his show in honor of Cazuza, who recalled the artist’s historical participation in the 1985 edition of the festival, in his last moments in front of Barão Vermelho.

With an orchestra of more than 20 musicians on stage, Zhao appeared on a platform suspended in the air, covered in a white veil and in the middle of the audience, to sing “Exagerado”.

There is even something exaggerated in the performance of the musician, who seems to know his fans well and gives everything they want, without fear of looking vulgar. Theres nothing wrong with that.

Still on the air, Jão remixed the usual songs of the idol: “Codinome Beija-Flor”, “Time does not stop”, “Pro dia Nascer Feliz”.

After the last one, he greeted Lucinha Araújo, Cazuza’s mother. “I hope that today is born happy for everyone, for Brazil, for you, for the smart children,” she said, quoting, in her own way, a phrase uttered by her son at the 1985 festival.

In the first half and at the end of the show, Jão performed the great songs from his third album “Pirata” (2021), whose shows were completely sold out throughout Brazil – the singer is one of the best-selling pop names in the country today.

The song “Idiota” closed the playlist in a huge chorus of fans, the singer’s voice could hardly be heard.

In the movie “Boys and Girls,” he raised the flag of bisexual pride. “I hope today you feel safe and comfortable to be what you really are: free. Express yourself, dance, cry, kiss, whatever you want,” he told the audience, shortly before.