It’s been an exciting month so far for Neymar and Brazil. The Brazilian soccer icon was an integral part of his country’s 5-1 win over Bolivia earlier this month at the start of the international break. Now, Neymar has taken to social media to congratulate another Brazil icon namely, pop star Anitta. This comes months after Neymar and Anitta’s reported romance off the pitch.

Anitta is a Brazilian singer who has come to the forefront of pop music in recent years. She began her singing career in 2013 and is now widely regarded as the biggest Brazilian artist of her generation. Anitta recently swept up an award at the 2023 MTV VMAs and Neymar was quick to congratulate her.

Neymar congratulates Anitta on Instagram after MTV VMA win

The Brazilian soccer star Neymar took to social media to congratulate Anitta on her achievement of winning an award at the MTV VMA ceremony. He reposted a post from Anitta’s official account with a picture of her accepting the award. The Brazilian pop star picked up the award in the ‘Best Latin’ category. Also, she performed some of her hits namely Used To Be, Funk Rave, and Grip at the recent MTV VMAs.

The Al Hilal forward posted a story on his Instagram account which stated, “We have to start giving more value to our Brazilian offspring… Congratulations @anitta for taking our music and our country to the top of the world”, as translated by DeepL. Without a doubt, Neymar’s appreciation for Anitta went viral on social media in no time. Whilst on stage, the singer was quick to thank her fans too.

As reported in Rolling Stone, Anitta said, “We’re here again Brazil. We’re here again, Thank you so much to my fans. Without you, I would be nothing. And thanks to me!” “I want to thank myself because I work so hard… You’re gonna hear more Brazilian funk in the world right now. This is the beginning”. Interestingly, all this has happened months after their ‘threesome’ rumors!

Anitta was rumored to be Neymar’s ex-girlfriend, and reports suggested that she was involved in a threesome with Neymar, as reported in the Daily Star. However, Anitta has since issued a statement denying the incident saying, “nothing happened” between her and the Brazil soccer star and that they’ve “been friends for many, many years”.

Apart from his antics off the pitch, Neymar was recently in the news for one of his achievements with Brazil. He managed to achieve a major milestone. Let’s dive deeper.

Meanwhile, for Neymar, it was a historic week to remember. The former PSG forward broke Brazil legend Pele’s goal-scoring record for the Selecao. This was in Brazil’s 5-1 rout of Bolivia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers that took place during the recent international break. The Al Hilal forward scored what was his 78th and 79th goal in the colors of Brazil, overtaking Pele’s record of 77 goals set between 1957 and 1971.