Paula Fernandes prepares to return to Barretos with tour debut after 10 years away from the party: 'Emotional about everything'

Paula Fernandes prepares tour debut for her return to the Festa do Peão de Barretos Paula Fernandes will return to one of the most important stages of her career at the Festa do Peão de Barretos 2026. Ten years after her last performance at the event, the singer returns to the biggest country party in Latin America to debut the "30 & Few Years" tour, a project that celebrates her three decades of career. The show is scheduled for Friday (28), on the Amanhecer stage, precisely on the date on which the artist celebrates her birthday. The return to the city in the interior of São Paulo will also have a special meaning: the night before, on August 27, Paula will be responsible for performing "Ave Maria" at the opening ceremony of the International Rodeo, entering the arena on horseback. In an interview this Wednesday (12), the singer did not hide her emotion when talking about her return. "I'm emotional about everything. I remember that I was the audience record holder there. I have a lot of reasons to be happy because I had to use all my reserves to compose, sing, produce and direct this album. We're going to debut a tour in Barretão. It's a big responsibility." Be part of the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp Paula Fernandes in the recording of the audiovisual of "30 & Few Years" Disclosure According to the artist, the new show represents a change of phase in her career. "This tour comes with our foot in the door. It's a turning point for me, much more mature." She said that the show will have a strong connection with the "30 & Few Years" project, but will feature special adaptations for the Barretos audience. "There will be a lot from the album, but I will also adapt a lot of things for Barretos. As I sing in English too, I will bring a little of that, because it has always been a reference for me." Paula Fernandes performs on the ship celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Festa do Peão de Barretos Érico Andrade Known for mixing sertanejo, country and folk, Paula states that the aesthetic that today has regained strength in the market has always been present in her career. "Now cowboy, western, folk music are more fashionable. But I've been making folk music for as long as I can remember. I've been making country music for as long as I can remember." The structure of the show, according to her, will feature a large band, scenery and new costumes. READ ALSO: How much does it cost to go to the Festa do Peão de Barretos? See the estimated costs to enjoy four days of Gusttavo Lima's Retrô in Barretão: how many times did the singer perform at the Festa do Peão? Alessa Esper is elected queen of the Festa do Peão de Barretos 2026, and Samyra Gonçalves is the princess 'Natal country': Barretos trade expects to double revenue with Festa do Peão 2026 'Ave Maria' and the origins in rodeos If the debut of the tour marks a new chapter, participation in the opening of the rodeo will be a trip to the origins. Paula said that singing "Ave Maria" in the arena has personal meaning. The song has been part of the artist's history since childhood, when she performed in rodeos throughout the country's interior. "I received a gift of being able to be in the arena on a horse to sing 'Ave Maria'. It was a song that put food on my table for a long time. It was the bread and butter of my house because I sang 'Ave Maria' at rodeos when I was little." The singer recalled that she continued performing the song during her adolescence. Now, the song is part of the audiovisual that celebrates the 30th anniversary of her career as a form of gratitude. Paula Fernandes in the recording of the audiovisual "30 & Few Years" Disclosure Reunion with her own story The tour that debuts in Barretos is inspired by the audiovisual "30 & Few Years", recorded in April and which begins to be released this month. The project was born as a reunion with her own trajectory. In addition to revisiting different phases of her career, the work brings back references to one of the most memorable moments in her history: the DVD released in 2011, which sold more than 2.5 million copies and established Paula Fernandes among the greats of Brazilian music. Juan Marcos, the song revisits the singer's childhood and her first steps in music. Paula Fernandes enchanted the audience Paulo Toledo Piza/G1 Old relationship with Barretos Paula Fernandes' connection with the Festa do Peão de Barretos began even before her official debut on the main stage. In 2011, when she was experiencing the height of the national explosion driven by the DVD that became a sales phenomenon, the singer ended the first night of the party and classified the performance as a dream come true. At the time, she stated that she had wanted to sing in Barretos since she was 8 years old. Thousands of people filled the arena to watch the show on a sold-out Thursday night, a record attendance for an opening. Paula Fernandes mixed roots classics with country hits in Barretos, SP Érico Andrade/G1 In 2016, she returned to the event, focusing on a repertoire that mixed her own hits, country music classics and country influences. such as "Pássaro de Fogo", "Pra Você" and "Sensações", as well as songs from roots and artists that marked her musical formation. Now, more than a decade after the debut that made her one of the main female names of the genre at the party, Paula Fernandes returns to Barretos to present to the public a new phase of her career, connecting past, present and future on one of the most symbolic stages of her career.