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Shakira Arrives in Spain to a Carnival Welcome: Inside Her 12-Concert Madrid Residency Built for 600,000 Fans

Shakira arrived in Spain this Monday, ready to open her sprawling Madrid residency on Friday, transforming 30 hectares in the Spanish capital into a temporary Latin city built for music, books, fashion, food, and a nightly carnival.

Surrounded by adoring fans and beaming with happiness, La Loba emerged from immigration at the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport to a festive welcome led by Colombian musicians playing traditional drum-driven songs from the legendary Carnaval de Barranquilla, a celebration rooted in her hometown.

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