
Carnival • February 01, 2026
Ivete Sangalo drags 500,000 revelers to his megablock debut?
By Mariana Novaes
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Photo: Alexandre Macieira / Riotur
The megablock BejaQOpen? transformed the streets of the Center of Rio into a great carnival stage and gathered more than 500,000 people along the route on Rua First of March. A crowd has taken over the Gil Black Circuit since the early hours of this Sunday, entitled to lots of sun, tributes..
The megablock BejaQOpen? transformed the streets of the Center of Rio into a great carnival stage and gathered more than 500,000 people along the route on Rua First of March. A crowd has taken over the Gil Black Circuit since the early hours of this Sunday, entitled to much sun, tributes and emotions to the flower of the skin. Shouting of “Ivete” and singing songs of the queen of the axé, revelers dressed vampire costumes alluding to the hit Vampirinha, which promises to conquer this year’s Carnaval.
In front of the electric trio, Ivete greeted the revelers saying that this is a very special moment of the career, which will be kept in the heart. During the parade, she sang hits such as Festa, Luck Grande, Abalou, Eva and also some songs from the project “Ivete Clareou”, inspired by sambas and classic pagodas. "Today, what I feel is gratitude for all that we will live together and for being here with you in this very special city. Today I came to rip off your choir. He played the singer."
Very moved, Ivete wept when talking about Black Gil, who named the circuit dedicated to megablocks, and opened the parade with the success of Fire Signs, accompanied by a chorus of thousands of voices. "The weather forecast was not that, and this sun that illuminates us now is her presence. Black has been involved in my life since I stepped in Rio de Janeiro. Every time I came here, I called her; she was always the first person I talked to. A deep love, a sister, a very great love. She's not here today, but she really wanted me to be."
Singer and composer Pedro Sampaio was one of the guests and put the revelers to dance with hits like Jet Sky, partnered with Melody, and Sorceress. The humorist Yuri Marçal accompanied the enthusiastic block.
This year, the expectation is that the more than 400 blocks scattered around the city gather about six million revelries through the Rio streets. Riotur provides full programming in the application Blocks of Rio 2026 and the official website https://www.carnavalderua.rio/, Making sure all the revelers know where and when the revelry is coming.
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