Virginia, Sabrina, Vivian, and Juliana; The drum queens are the stars of the small Grupo Especial parades in Cidade do Samba

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Virginia makes its debut in schools event

Digital influencer Virginia Fonseca is participating for the first time in an all-school event. The queen of drums at Académicos do Grande Rio, the samba school in Rio de Janeiro that will perform next year, replaces Paola Oliveira, who held the position for five consecutive years, between 2020 and 2025. The player’s friend Vinny Junior, 26, who made her debut in the club’s street rehearsal, confirmed last Sunday that she still does not feel good enough, but continues to strive to “improve” her samba footwork. Sunday’s mini-show will be a chance to win over the audience once and for all.

Viviane Araújo is one of the attractions of Salgueiro

Vivian Araujo is expected to appear in the TV series “As Três Graças” on TV Globo, and is another queen confirmed to participate in the small parades in the city of Samba. Salguero percussionists will lead the show Sunday night. In 2026, the Tijuca School will honor carnival artist Rosa Magalhaes, who died in July last year. With the title “The Delirious Carnival Journey of the Master Who Was Not Afraid of Witches, Cods or Wooden-Legged Pirates,” the red and white will tell the life and work of one of the greatest figures in the history of Brazilian Carnival.

Juliana Paes, who is currently on air as Leila Fernandez, in “Os dos nãoos do Jogo,” a Netflix series about toy animals, confirmed her presence at the Viradouro mini-parade on Saturday. The Queen resumes the position she held between 2004 and 2008 in the year in which the red and white of Niteroi will pay tribute to her plot to Ciça, her drum master, to resume the historic partnership between the two.

• After bidding farewell to the Beija-Flor microphone, Neguinho appeared in a video singing the school samba of 2026; He looks

Sabrina: 15 years before I beat Fela

Having led the Unidos da Villa Isabel percussionists for 15 years, Sabrina Sato is also a confirmed participant in the Villa Isabel mini-parade that will take place on Sunday evening. The school, located in the Noel neighborhood, will honor samba singer and artist Heitor dos Prazeres in its upcoming parade.

In addition to the presentation of all the collection’s own collections, the audience attending Cidade do Samba, in Gamboa, will be able to count on performances by samba artists such as Mumuzinho, on Friday, Martinho da Vila, on Saturday, and Zeca Pagodinho, on Sunday. Entry will be with only 1 kg of non-perishable food items. Performances precede school performances.

Check the order of marches

• Niteroi Academics
• Empress Leopoldinense
• Portilla
• Khartoum

• Independent youth
• Hummingbird
• feradoro
• Unidos da Tijuca