Ciara’s Festive Brazil Carnival Dance Video Takes a Turn When Fans Notice ‘Creeps’ Staring

Ciara’s trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, continues with a festive celebration of Carnival, but things got a little odd when fans noticed men glaring at her dancing with a model during the festivities.

The “Level Up” singer has been visiting the South American city with Seattle Seahawks quarterback hubby Russell Wilson for the past week. In a video Wilson shared on his social media accounts before they flew out to Rio last week, Wilson mused about wanting to experience the local culture, while Ciara exclaimed, “We want to dance!”

While Wilson didn’t partake in that, Ciara certainly did. She shared a video of her moving her hips alongside Brazilian model Lais Ribeiro on Monday, March 4.

“THE. BEST. TIME. @laisribeiro #Carnival #Dance #Love #Joy. #Brazil” Ciara captioned the fun clip.

However, fans quickly spotted the men standing behind them who couldn’t shift their eyes away from the stars’ assets.

“The creeps in the back lol I’m dying laughing.”

“@kristianthomas86 I was wondering if I was the only one who noticed that lol.”

“The creep in the back waiting till they turn to take a pic of their butts.”

“Did yall see the mens faces in the background🤣🤣🤣? All of them in the pink shirts were like ‘don’t look, dont look, don’t look!!!’ LMAFO 💗”

“Look at dude in the back, he like hell yeah i want some of that.”

Ciara and Ribeiro didn’t seem too bothered, however. The two women laughed and embraced one another as the singer capped off her trip.

The carnival was a grand conclusion to Ciara’s vacay with Wilson. The couple dove head-first into experiencing all that Rio has to offer when they landed last week.

Wilson swapped jerseys with soccer stars Ronaldo Nazário and Neymar while managing to celebrate carnival with Ciara, who also sang in Portuguese for the first time with Brazilian singer Ludmilla.

Plus the couple also enjoyed a breath-taking date night when they took a helicopter ride around the famed Christ the Redeemer statue.

“One of the most powerful things I’ve ever witnessed. His presence is real! Date night in the heli my love @DangeRussWilson in Brazil. #Jesus #ChristtheRedeemer,” Ciara captioned a video of the couple’s view. They also wound up ringing in Rio’s 454th birthday by singing “Happy Birthday” around Christ the Redeemer.

It seems the celebrity couple got to do everything they hoped to, as Wilson explained was their goal in his video before their trip.

“We are headed out to y’all’s way. We’re headed to Rio soon in a couple of days on Tuesday, the 27th all the way through the 4th [of March], I believe, and having some fun,” Wilson said in the Feb. 25 video. “We want to taste y’all’s culture.”

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