Overview
- Mercury guided the Pipoca da Rainha megabloco down Rua da Consolação on Sunday, delivering axé and career hits to revelers.
- The appearance marked her tenth year parading in São Paulo with the bloc.
- The parade formed part of the city’s official closing day, which featured about 54 cortejos across multiple circuits.
- Organizers counted 627 street processions across pre-carnival, carnival and post-carnival events in 2026, according to G1 and O Globo.
- Coverage noted differing start times for the bloc, with G1 and O Globo citing around 14:00 and Terra listing 13:00, and photo galleries showed Mercury with her wife, Malu Verçoza.