Giulia Be Expands Her Universe
There are moments in an artist’s career when all the pieces finally fall into place. Giulia Be is experiencing exactly one of them. A singer, songwriter, and actress, she releases, on July 23, the third and final EP of her self-titled project, the chapter that completes a 21-track album of original songs in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. At 26, she delivers the most ambitious body of work of her career.
Since capturing the public’s attention with “Menina Solta”, Giulia has followed a path marked by hit songs, a Latin Grammy nomination, and a debut album that solidified her artistic identity. Now, she expands that universe with a body of work conceived to connect with different cultures, where music, imagery, and creative direction all become part of the same narrative.
Some works seem to come together all at once. Others need time to find their form. In Giulia, the music extends beyond the boundaries of sound and finds continuity through imagery. Each music video expands the narrative of the songs, creating a visual universe that invites the audience to immerse themselves in the project as a whole.
This new chapter also extends beyond music. Later this year, Giulia will premiere a new film alongside Any Gabrielly, further expanding her career as an actress, while also experiencing a special moment in her personal life as she prepares for her wedding to lawyer Conor Kennedy. These different milestones reflect the same period of growth, both in and out of the spotlight.
To celebrate this moment, Giulia chose to return to her roots. Photographed in Rio de Janeiro, the city where she was born, the cover of this issue establishes a symbolic dialogue with the chapter she is currently experiencing. It is especially meaningful that the artist chose the city that continues to be her greatest emotional reference to represent a project that marks a new chapter in her journey. Amid so many new destinations, Rio remains the place where it all begins.
Giulia wears bikini by Hisha, Adrianne Landau coat from DasPrimas archive, and Aquazzura sandals by Cidade Jardim
FEATURE INTERVIEW:
Singing in different languages has always been part of your journey. How do you view this new project, and what does it reveal about the artist you are today?
It feels like the first project where I stopped trying to simplify myself for other people. I sing in Portuguese, English, and Spanish because that is genuinely how my brain works. Each language holds a different version of me. They unlock a different emotional world and a different side of my personality. The project is not about choosing between them. It is about admitting they were always part of the same person. I think it reveals an artist who is more confident, more curious, and much less afraid of being complex.
Between Portuguese, English, and Spanish, which language do you feel allows your songwriting to flow most naturally?
Portuguese is where I know exactly how much a word can hurt. English is where I become more instinctive and less careful. Spanish is where everything gets a little more dramatic, which I enjoy. The most natural language depends on what kind of trouble I am writing about.
The music videos for this project present very distinct atmospheres and a strongly cinematic visual identity. How was the process of creating this visual universe for the songs?
I never saw the videos as separate from the music. They were always part of the same world. Each song became a room, a color, a character, sometimes a small emotional crisis. I love cinema because it allows you to explain something without explaining it. A glance, a hallway, a dress, the way light falls at the wrong time of day — all of that can say more than dialogue.
I did not want the videos to feel like separate promotional pieces. I wanted them to exist as chapters of the same emotional world. Every song has its own atmosphere, color, character, and visual language, but there are connections running through all of them. I approached the project like a film. We thought carefully about lighting, textures, styling, locations, transitions, and the emotional state behind every frame.
The process was intense, but it was also one of the most creatively fulfilling experiences of my career because we were able to build an entire universe rather than simply illustrate the lyrics. Olivia Mucida and Lennyn Salinas, our creative directors, were instrumental in helping me build these ideas.
Are there plans to take this new project on the road? Can we expect a tour soon?
Yes. The songs were made to become a live experience. Because there are three languages and so many different musical and visual worlds within the album, the challenge is to create a show that feels cohesive while still allowing each chapter to have its own identity. We are developing that now, and I want the tour to feel immersive, emotional, cinematic, and, most importantly, raw.
Beyond music, acting has been increasingly present in your career. What does this new film, which is set to premiere in 2026 alongside Any Gabrielly, represent for you? And what do you enjoy most about acting?
Acting gives me the rare opportunity to stop being myself professionally. In music, even when I am inventing, I am usually exposing something personal. Acting asks for a different kind of surrender. You enter someone else’s logic, fears, posture, and silences. I love that disappearance. What I enjoy most is the transformation. I get a thrill from studying a character, understanding what she wants, what she fears, and what she is unable to say.
This film was especially meaningful because I got to share it with Any, who is both incredibly talented and someone I genuinely love. That makes long days feel shorter and emotional scenes feel slightly less terrifying. There is so much strength and genuine friendship between us, and I think that brought something very beautiful to the experience.
Giulia wears layered bikinis by Hisha, Fendi skirt, parrot brooch by BoBags, Aquazzura shoes by Cidade Jardim Shopping, and bracelets by Carlos Penna.
This is also a very special moment in your personal life. How are the wedding preparations going, and how are you experiencing this phase?
Wedding planning is very romantic in theory and extremely logistical in practice. There are flowers, music, family traditions, spreadsheets, dresses, opinions, more opinions, and the occasional identity crisis over stationery. But beneath all of that, there is something very simple: I am marrying the person I love. I am trying to stay close to that truth. The rest is beautiful noise.
Amid such an intense and international routine, what is your favorite place in the world? What makes it so special to you?
Rio. Always Rio. It is beautiful in a way that feels almost unreasonable. The mountains, the ocean, the heat, the music, the chaos. Nothing is subtle, including the weather. It is where I was born, where so much of my identity was formed, and where many of my strongest memories live. No matter how far I go, Rio remains the place that reminds me who I was before I became anyone publicly. That is also why it felt so important to shoot this cover there!
You have already collaborated with major artists, but is there still a dream collaboration you would like to make happen?
Of course! I would love to work with someone who has such a strong artistic universe that the collaboration forces both of us somewhere unfamiliar. I am less interested in putting two famous voices on one song than in creating something neither person would have made alone. I also dream of collaborations that cross languages and cultures in an unexpected way. That has always been one of the most exciting parts of music for me: discovering that emotion can travel even when people do not speak the same language.
Do you have any beauty or self-care rituals that you never skip, whether you are at home, on tour, or on a film set?
For me, self-care is often about finding small moments of stillness. My routine changes constantly, so I try to keep a few simple rituals wherever I am: taking care of my skin, drinking a lot of water, protecting my voice, and creating a quiet moment before bed.
I also think emotional self-care is just as important. Writing, reading, spending time with the people I love, and allowing myself to disconnect from my phone help me return to myself. When everything around me is moving quickly, those small rituals make me feel grounded again.
Looking back at the Giulia who first started in music and the woman you are becoming today, what makes you most proud of your journey?
I am proud that I did not abandon myself in order to become successful, and that I’m still as delusional as I was on day one, when I had three followers: my mom, my grandma, and me from a fake account. There were many moments when it would have been easier to become more understandable, more predictable, less sensitive, less ambitious. I tried that occasionally. It was exhausting.
The younger version of me wanted permission. The woman I am becoming understands that permission was never really coming. I am proud that I kept making things anyway.
Giulia wears Adrienne Landau coat from DasPrima archive, sandals by Fernando Pires, and bracelets by YAR.
TEAM CREDITS:
Editor-in-Chief: Prince Chenoa
Feature Editor: Taylor Winter Wilson (@taylorwinter)
Brazil Editor: Leonardo Loreto (@leonardoloreto)
Writer: Gillian Caetano (@gilliancaetano) , (@gcaetanocomunicacao)
Photography: Ángel Castellanos (@angelecr)
Cover Art Design: Carlos Graciano (@sadpapi666)
Director of Photography: Gustavo Cruz (@aboutgcruz)
Wardrobe Stylist: Juliana Gimenez (@julianagmnz)
Assistant Wardrobe Stylist: Letícia Alahmar (@alahmarleticia) , Suellen Ramos
Makeup Artist: Leo Ferreira (@leoferreiramua)
Assistant Makeup Artist: Carolina Roch (@belezadecarolina)
Production: Marcelle Tenório (@mvrrcelle)
Production Assistant: Himiny Silva (@euhiminy)
Public Relations: Jordan Danielle Frazes (@frazescreative)
