--- title: Justin Bieber Fans Camp Out for 2017 Rio Show description: These Brazilian Beliebers are already setting up camps outside of the pop star's 'Purpose' concert venues in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. canonical: https://time.com/4556625/justin-bieber-fans-camp-out/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-03T16:52:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:38:22.644Z og:title: Justin Bieber Superfans Are Camping Out for Five Months og:description: A group of Brazilian Beliebers have already set up camps at his concert venues. og:url: https://time.com/4556625/justin-bieber-fans-camp-out/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Bieber Superfans Are Camping Out for Five Months twitter:description: A group of Brazilian Beliebers have already set up camps at his concert venues. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # These Justin Bieber Superfans Are Already Camping Out for His 2017 Show  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 3, 2016 4:52 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Nov 3, 2016 4:52 PM UTC Brazilian youth have a voracious appetite for Justin Bieber. Brazil’s [_Globo_ reports](http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2016/11/fas-de-justin-bieber-acampam-desde-ja-para-show-no-rio-em-marco.html) that a dozen dedicated Beliebers have set up camp outside Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome, where the [“Sorry” singer’s concert](http://time.com/4542734/justin-bieber-leaves-stage-fans-screaming/?iid=sr-link5) is set to take place at the end of March 2017\. (Another group have also established a presence at São Paulo’s _Purpose_ tour venue; that show is in April). Tickets for both shows went on sale on Oct. 25 for a starting price of [about $77](http://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2016/10/25/justin-bieber-vem-ao-brasil-em-marco-de-2017.htm) and are already completely sold out, but the superfans are super-committed to finding some last-minute opportunity to see the elusive Biebz in person, and willing to spend the next five months waiting it out. “We are here for our idol and our love for him made us do this madness,” one of them told the paper. > [](https://twitter.com/JBCrewdotcom/status/794178691861540864) The Rio squad has been in place since Wednesday, bringing with them tents, blankets, snacks, and even insect repellent (it’s turning into summer in Rio), [_O Globo_](http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/fas-de-justin-bieber-acampam-no-sambodromo-cinco-meses-antes-de-show-20403885) reports. They take it in turns to man their makeshift camp while the rest attend school or go to work; about 130 young people will be involved in the effort. [According to the campers](http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/fas-de-justin-bieber-acampam-no-sambodromo-cinco-meses-antes-de-show-20403885) the area is not particularly safe, with homeless and drug users nearby, so they are careful not to leave the tents alone. And while five months may seem like quite a stretch, they’re not new at this game. During Bieber’s last concert in Rio, in 2013, they said they did the same thing for two months in advance of his arrival. One Twitter fan account posted a shot of the 8-tent mini-city cropping up outside the São Paulo venue, Citibank Hall, noting that the “extra show” they’re eager for is still not at all official. > [](https://twitter.com/biebersmaniacom/status/793941016420220929) Bieber is currently touring in Ireland. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4556625/justin-bieber-fans-camp-out/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4556625/justin-bieber-fans-camp-out/"},"headline":"These Justin Bieber Superfans Are Already Camping Out for His 2017 Show","datePublished":"2016-11-03T16:52:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:22.644Z","description":"This is commitment","url":"https://time.com/4556625/justin-bieber-fans-camp-out/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4556625/justin-bieber-fans-camp-out/","name":"These Justin Bieber Superfans Are Already Camping Out for His 2017 Show"}}]}] ```