Mariah Carey is taking the Queen of Christmas crown straight to Brazil, and the country is not ready.
The tour’s Brazilian promoter confirmed it on Instagram this week: the Christmas Time tour is heading to South America for the first time ever, with two shows locked in for November 2026. São Paulo gets opening night on November 17 at Allianz Parque. Rio de Janeiro closes it out on November 21 at Farmasi Arena.
This is a big deal. Mariah has been running the Christmas Time tour across North America and Europe for years, selling out arenas and turning holiday nostalgia into a full arena-scale production. Brazil, one of the biggest music markets in Latin America, had never made the cut. That changes this year.
Presented by Itaú bank, the shows promise exclusive costumes and all the hits everyone already knows by heart. The promoter called out “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by name. Because of course. That song, first released in 1994, is the highest-grossing holiday track of all time. It’s the reason “Queen of Christmas” became an actual title and not just a compliment.
For tickets, Itaú cardholders get the first shot. Private Bank and Itaú Personnalité clients move from May 28 at 10 a.m. through May 29 at 10 a.m. Other Itaú Unibanco customers get their window from May 29 at 10 a.m. through May 30 at 10 a.m. Both groups cop an exclusive 30% discount on credit card purchases.
General ticket sales open June 1 at noon on eventim.com.br. The announcement flagged fake ticketing pages already circulating. The official site is the only safe place to buy.
Mariah adding Brazil to the Christmas Time run is a real move. Brazilian crowds are notoriously electric. Ask any major international act what it’s like to play São Paulo or Rio and the answer is consistent: it hits different. The energy in those rooms is something else entirely.
Allianz Parque in São Paulo is one of the top arenas in South America, regularly hosting the biggest international tours. Farmasi Arena in Rio has become one of Brazil’s most-used outdoor concert venues. Both rooms are solid picks for a first visit.
The timing adds an interesting layer. November in Brazil is late spring, warm and sunny. The northern hemisphere is already bundled up and in holiday mode. Experiencing a Christmas concert in that kind of heat sounds almost absurd. But Mariah has always made the holiday season feel bigger than the calendar says. That’s the whole move.
General tickets go live June 1 at noon on eventim.com.br. Official site only.
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