‘Terrified, but crazy to enter the avenue’, says Yasmin Brunet about debut at Carnival

Yasmin Brunet, 34, lost count of how many times she was invited to parade on Marquês de Sapucaí. She declined all invitations until late last year, when she decided to (finally) say “I do” to Grande Rio. The model is one of the muses of the Duque de Caxias school, which is trying to win the second Rio Carnival championship with a plot in honor of Zeca Pagodinho. “I’m going to fulfill an old dream. Am I nervous? Terrified. But I’m already dying to enter the avenue”, tells the model to the F5.

The eldest of Luiza Brunet, revered as one of the most important personalities of Rio de Janeiro’s revelry (she paraded as queen of Portela’s drums for 11 years and reigned at Imperatriz for 17), Yasmin recognizes that the comparison with her mother on the catwalks bothered her. In the world of samba, being appointed as the natural successor of a relative sent shivers down her spine.

“It’s hard to be like my mother or Sabrina Sato, for example, there at the Sambadrome. They are queens, divas and each one unique with their charisma and their magnetism. And it’s very annoying to see people expecting you to inherit these things”, explains Yasmin, who has been taking samba classes to do well in her passage through the school, the second to parade this Sunday (19).

Yasmin’s fantasy is a secret that she only intends to reveal at Sapucaí. “She’s already ready. She’s not very naked or very well-behaved. I can only say that she’s beautiful”, said the model, who will enjoy Carnival single, but does not rule out a romance. “Anything can happen, right? We just enjoy it and that’s it. I want to live a normal life as a single person.”

And, as the year only starts after Carnival, the model advances her plans for 2023. In March, she intends to expand the natural cosmetics brand she created last year, Yasmin Beauty. “I’m going to launch some new products for hair and the body line as well”, she advances.