Pedro Sampaio talks about LGBT audience: You who put me there

The DJ, singer and producer Pedro Sampaio, 28, opened the Rock in Rio World Stage on Saturday (12) with the unreleased show “Abraça o Amigo e Pula”. In an interview after the presentation, the Carioca commented on the space he began to occupy with the LGBT+ public and stated that it was not a deliberate career choice. “You’re the ones who put me down. I just make music,” he said.

The performance transformed the opening of the main stage into a big pajama party, with colorful sofas, pillow warfare, 20 dancers and 25,000 fans distributed to the public. The show, designed to circulate for about a year, replaces the aesthetics of the “Chaos” era and marks a new phase in the artist’s trajectory.

Unreleased show and public reaction

The repertoire has brought together hits such as “Poc Poc”, “Galopa”, “Joga Pra Lua”, “Dançarina” and “JETSKI”. During the presentation, one of the moments of greatest reaction took place in “SEQUÊNCIA CUNT”, music that Pedro released with Isma Almeida, Vita Pereira and Clementaum. The track is marked by explicit references to sexuality and the language of the community, with excerpts such as “One is active, another is passive” and “Cacare’, cacare’, cacare’, cunty”.

It was the first time that Pedro opened the World Stage of the festival. Before, he had participated in an activation of Rock in Rio in 2022, presented at the Sunset Stage in 2024 and passed by the Lisbon edition this year. The carioca also participated in the show of J Balvin, who summoned him to the stage during his debut at the festival.

Relationship with the LGBT+ scene

Asked if the position he started to occupy with the LGBT+ public is a position he chose to assume in his career, Pedro says no. For the artist, it was the public itself that put him in this space from the way he received and appropriated his music and his shows. “You’re the ones who put me down. I just make music,” he added.

The statement echoes a recurring debate about the relationship between artists and public identities. In Pedro’s case, the appropriation of his songs by the LGBT+ community is due to the lyrics as well as the performance and aesthetics of the shows. The track “SEQUÊNCIA CUNT”, for example, uses slang and references that dialogue directly with the ballroom culture and with the queer language.

Next steps in the career

While celebrating the result of the presentation at the festival, Pedro already begins to aim for the next step: a partnership with Anitta, scheduled for the summer of 2027. The source did not detail whether the collaboration will be a single, an album feat or a joint performance, but the expectation is already moving social networks.

The show “Embrace the Friend and Pula” is expected to circulate for about a year, bringing the new aesthetic to different stages of the country. The proposal, according to the artist, is to create a collective experience of celebration and reception, in tune with the title of the show.

Trajectory in Rock in Rio

The climb of Pedro Sampaio to open the World Stage represents a milestone in his career. In 2022, he participated in an activation of the festival; in 2024, he ascended to the Sunset Stage; and this year, in addition to the opening of the main stage, he also marked presence at the show of J Balvin. The Lisbon edition, held in 2024, also counted on his participation.

The gradual growth within the festival reflects the consolidation of the artist in the national pop scene. With a diverse and engaged fan base, Pedro Sampaio is established as one of the most popular names in electronic music and funk in Brazil.

Impact and representativeness

Pedro Sampaio’s talk about not having chosen her place in the LGBT+ scene raises questions about authenticity and representativeness. By stating that he only makes music, the artist shifts the focus from intention to reception, recognizing the role of the public in the construction of his image.

In addition to the controversy, the show at Rock in Rio showed that the connection with the LGBT+ community is real and intense. The distribution of 25,000 fans, the pillow war and the presence of 20 dancers created an atmosphere of celebration and freedom, in tune with the spirit of the festival.

The next chapter of this story is expected to come with the partnership with Anitta, scheduled for 2027. Until then, audiences can expect more performances of the show “Embrace the Friend and Pula” and possibly new songs that reinforce the dialogue with the LGBT+ scene.

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