BRASILIA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Singer and pop icon Madonna will give a concert in Rio de Janeiro this coming New Year's Eve, Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes announced Friday.

    The singer will perform at the famous Copacabana Beach, a mecca for more than 2 million partygoers every year.

    Paes revealed on Twitter that he had invited Madonna during a dinner that they both had Thursday night at Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista's house. Madonna had agreed to give the concert.

    According to the Brazilian press, Paes extended the invitation to the artist for the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games, but this possibility has not been confirmed by the singer's management team.

    Madonna, who became famous with songs such as "Material Girl," arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to request financial support for some social projects she is working on.

    On Thursday, the 51-year-old pop singer went to Sao Paulo to meet with a group of women in a poor community. Madonna talked about the positive values transmitted by the Kabbalah, of which she is a follower.

    Madonna will probably leave Brazil on Friday.