Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean to Headline Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro in Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of ‘The Score’, With Special Guests YG Marley and Zion Marley

Ludmilla to Co-Headline Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro, Hosted by Giovanna Ewbank and Bruno Gagliasso, on Ipanema Beach on 6 June

Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro to Feature José Manuel Durão Barroso and Marcelo Thomé in Botafogo on 4 June

Global Citizen Returns to Brazil as Part of Rio Nature and Climate Week, With Global Citizen NOW and Global Citizen Live

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil // 8 May, 2026 – Global Citizen, the world’s largest movement to end extreme poverty, today announced a return to Brazil with two activations as part of the first-ever Rio Nature & Climate Week. Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro, the summit driving action on the world’s most urgent challenges, will take place in Botafogo on Thursday, 4 June. The week will culminate with Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro, headlined by Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Fugees’ seminal album ‘The Score’, featuring YG Marley and Zion Marley. The event will be co-headlined by Ludmilla on Ipanema Beach on Saturday, 6 June.

Both events are part of the first-ever Rio Nature & Climate Week, hosted by Instituto Natureza e Clima Brasil, The City of Rio de Janeiro, Re:wild and Global Citizen. This week-long program will combine a curated agenda led by organizers with dozens of independently hosted sessions across Rio, creating a citywide platform for dialogue and action. 

As one of the world’s most iconic cities, Rio de Janeiro has long been a place where global movements take shape. Building on this legacy, Global Citizen’s presence at Rio Nature & Climate Week will convene leaders, communities, and innovators to spotlight solutions to urgent issues facing our world already being led across the Global South, and connect them with the investment and partnerships needed to scale their impact.

On Thursday, 4 June, Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro will drive action on urgent issues, including access to clean energy, children’s education, food security, and global health, both within Latin America and across the Global South. Taking place at Casa Firjan in Botafogo, the half-day summit will feature leaders from across sectors including José Manuel Durão Barroso, Professor, Univ Católica Portuguesa & Former President of the European Commission; Marcelo Thomé, President, Amazonia+21 Institute and FAIS; Jessi Alves, Biologist and ESG Specialist; Allyne Andrade, Deputy Executive Director, Brazil Human Rights Fund; Luiz Césio Caetano, President, FIRJAN; Ana Fontes, Founder & President, Women Entrepreneurs Network; Oskar Metsavaht, Creative Director, Osklen & President, Instituto-E; Marcele Oliveira, Presidency Youth Climate Champion, COP30; Roberto Rossi, President, Schneider Electric Brazil; Mirela Sandrini, Executive Director, WRI Brazil; Samela Sateré Mawé, Biologist, Artisan, Indigenous Communicator & Climate and Indigenous Rights Activist; Diego Scotti, Member of the Board of Directors, Global Citizen; and will be co-hosted by Luiza Zveiter and Gabb, with more participants to be announced in the coming weeks.

Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro is presented in partnership with the City of Rio, with organizing partners Rio Nature & Climate Week and Re:wild. Major partners are Amazonia+21 and MetLife; supporting partners are Open Society Foundations (OSF), and Pele Energy Group; with thanks to Heineken.

This is the third edition of the action summit to take place in Brazil, following Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro in 2024, and Global Citizen NOW: Amazônia in Belém in 2025. 

On Saturday, 6 June, Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro will celebrate the conclusion of Rio Nature & Climate Week, with a free, ticketed music event on Ipanema Beach headlined by Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, celebrating the 30th anniversary of ‘The Score’, featuring YG Marley and Zion Marley. Widely regarded as one of the most influential albums of all time, ‘The Score’ transformed the sound and scope of hip-hop, fusing genres, elevating storytelling, and bringing a distinctly global perspective to mainstream music that continues to shape culture across generations. Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro will be co-headlined by Latin Grammy Award-winning artist Ludmilla, the most listened-to Black female artist in Latin America, who will perform tracks off Fragmentos, which debuted in Spotify’s Global Top 10 albums chart. The show will be hosted by Giovanna Ewbank and Bruno Gagliasso, and will feature further commitments toward Global Citizen’s campaign goals throughout the evening. 

Free tickets to Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro can be earned by taking action on the Global Citizen app or by sending a WhatsApp message to +55 (11) 4040-7099 to mobilize funding for sustainable agriculture across the Amazon and Latin America, supporting up to 10,000 jobs; and drive contributions to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a landmark initiative raising USD $100 Million to expand access to quality education and football for children worldwide.

Additionally, free tickets to Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro can be earned by volunteering in the local community. On 23 May, Global Citizen will co-host a beach clean up in partnership with Instituto Boas Ondas at Praia da Barra; and on 1 June will co-host ‘Game for Climate’ in partnership with Onda Solidária, using football to engage young people in climate education and sustainability. Registration is required, and more volunteer opportunities will be announced in the coming weeks. 

Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro is presented in partnership with the City of Rio, with organizing partners Rio Nature & Climate Week and Re:wild, supporting partners Amazonia+21, Open Society Foundations (OSF), with thanks to Heineken. 

“We’re proud to bring Global Citizen back to Brazil – this time as part of the inaugural Rio Nature and Climate Week,” said Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder and Chief Policy Officer, Global Citizen, and member of the Rio Nature & Climate Week International Advisory Council. “At the heart of our work is a simple idea: when communities have real access to opportunity, they are best placed to protect their environment and shape their own future. Through Global Citizen NOW: Rio de Janeiro and Global Citizen Live: Rio de Janeiro, we’re driving action and policy change that delivers exactly that, whether it’s access to education, jobs, clean energy, immunizations or nutritious food. Last time we were in Brazil, our community took record-breaking action. Let’s raise the bar once again.”

“We can’t think of a better way to celebrate 30 years of ‘The Score’ than taking action to make the world a better place, together with the beautiful people of Rio de Janeiro.” said Wyclef Jean, Global Citizen Ambassador.

“It’s very special to be part of Global Citizen Live: Rio, in my city. Music has this power to connect everyone, and this is a chance to use that to talk about what really matters, which is our world and the future of the next generations. I’m excited to bring this Brazilian energy to the stage and to the beach, to celebrate and, at the same time, create a real impact,”  said Ludmilla. 

Building on the Impact of Global Citizen Festival: Amazônia 

Global Citizen’s return to Brazil builds on the success of the 2025 Global Citizen Festival: Amazônia, the organization’s first-ever music festival in Latin America, and the adjacent Protect the Amazon campaign. The campaign helped mobilize over USD $1 billion in commitments to protect, restore and rewild the Amazon rainforest and support local communities, inspiring a record-breaking 4.4 million actions from global citizens around the world. Global Citizen Festival: Amazônia featured performances from Anitta, Seu Jorge, Gilberto Gil, Gaby Amarantos, Charlie Puth, and Chris Martin.

Global Citizen is the world’s leading movement to end extreme poverty and defend the planet, using culture, advocacy, and public participation to drive meaningful change. Since its founding, the movement has helped mobilize more than USD $50 billion in commitments implemented globally, impacting more than 1.3 billion lives.

For more information, visit globalcitizen.org and follow @glblctznbrasil on Instagram.

###