Gracyanne Barbosa challenges everything and everyone! Even recovering from surgery and a flight, the samba muse showed her strength and passion in a mini parade. Find out how she overcame adversity to shine at Cidade do Samba and what awaits her at Carnival 2026.
THE left leg injurydid not prevent Gracyanne Barbosa samba for real at the mini parade of the 15 schools of the Ouro Series, in Cidade do Samba, Saturday evening (6). The fitness muse and “owner” of a high-end egg brand is the drum queen of the União da Ilha do Governador, whose concert is scheduled for Friday, February 13.
Gracyanne ruptured her leg tendon in September while performing on “Dança dos Famosos 2025” and required surgery. Still recovering and using crutches, less than a month later, she was attacked during a robbery while she was returning from a rehearsal for the tricolor.
Gracyanne Barbosa has already paraded in which samba schools?
Last night, Gracyanne elected a white appearance full of cutouts and fringes and feathers, also visible on the head accessory. “Today will not be as I would like, but I am leaving with an open heart, full of joy and gratitude to this family that supports me so much, welcomes me and loves me! I am sure that soon I will be 100% and I will do my best”, he commented on Instagram while heading towards the Cidade do Samba.
It is worth remembering that Gracyanne already paraded for União da Ilha between 2018 and 2020. Belo’s ex-wife also worked in other associations like Salgueiro, Mangueira, X-9 Paulistana and Império de Casa Verde – in 2025 she paraded for Camisa Verde e Branco, but was confined to “BBB25”.
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