Pedro Sampaio & Ricky Martin to Perform in Halftime Show at 2026 NFL Rio Game

 The National Football League announced today that Pedro Sampaio and Ricky Martin will take the stage for the halftime performance during the 2026 NFL Rio Game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 5:25 p.m. BRT (4:25 p.m. ET) at the iconic Maracanã Stadium.

The Rio performance will be the second of a record seven halftime shows presented by American Express and staged across the 2026 NFL International Games – a lineup of live musical performances spanning seven countries and four continents – as the league plays its most international games ever in a single season.

Pedro Sampaio has amassed more than 14 billion audio and video streams and over 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify, cementing himself as one of Brazil’s most prominent music stars. The most-streamed male pop artist in Brazil over the past five years, Sampaio was nominated for a Latin Grammy® in 2024 and is known as one of the genre’s most dynamic live performers, blending the energy of Brazilian funk with pop and electronic music.