Pedro Sampaio and Ricky Martin to headline NFL Rio halftime
Pedro Sampaio and Ricky Martin will headline the halftime show for the 2026 NFL Rio Game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Dallas Cowboys at Maracanã Stadium on September 27, 2026. The performance is the second of seven halftime shows presented by American Express across the 2026 NFL International Games, a record lineup across seven countries and four continents. Pedro Sampaio, a leading Brazilian artist with over 14 billion audio and video streams and more than 10 million monthly Spotify listeners, and Ricky Martin, who has sold over 95 million albums and guest-starred at Super Bowl LX, will be broadcast live in Brazil on Globo's GETV and sportv, with limited-edition merchandise sold at NFL shops in Rio.
Pedro Sampaio and Ricky Martin will headline the Rio halftime show.
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The NFL scheduled a record seven international games for 2026. The league already confirmed the Jonas Brothers for Melbourne and now announced Rio headliners. More halftime performer details will be revealed in coming weeks.
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