The influencer Virginia Fonseca26, promoted a children’s day party on the court Grande Rio Academicsthe school where she is the drum queen, this Saturday (11), and drew attention when she sambad with her children, Maria Alice, 3, Maria Flor, 2, and José Leonardo, 1.
In a video published by an internet user on TikTok, Virginia appeared dancing samba with her youngest on her lap.
“Virginia has improved a lot, she’s killing it at samba even with her son on her lap”, commented an internet user. “Maria Alice clearly preferred to be at mass (laughs),” said another. “What I think is cool about Virginia is that it doesn’t take any frills with children”, said another.
On social media, both Virginia and Grande Rio’s official page shared records of the Children’s Day party. She and her heirs wore a club t-shirt with the words: “Children’s Day. Pimpolhos da Grande Rio”.
“Look how cool. I already have the blouse on. Show me the blouse here, Maria. Look how beautiful!”, said Virginia when showing Maria Alice.
Virginia was crowned drum queen in September 20thwhen the post was officially passed from Paolla Oliveira to the influencer. The occasion led to a historic peak in searches for Grande Rio.
What to expect from Grande Rio in Carnival 2026?
Next year, Grande Rio will present a story about manguebeat, a Brazilian cultural movement that emerged in Recife, Pernambuco, in the early 1990s, mixing regional rhythms such as maracatu with rock, hip-hop, and electronic music. Their objective was to “anthropophagize” global and local influences, creating a unique sound and a critical discourse on social inequality and disregard for the environment.
In the last Carnival, the group finished the qualifying with 269.9 points and lost the title to Beija-Flor by a tenth discounted in terms of heat. In 2026, the Caxias tricolor will be the third school to parade on Carnival Tuesday (February 17), the date on which Tuiuti, Vila Isabel and Salgueiro also cross Sapucaí.
