Conor Kennedy Marries Singer Giulia Be in Three-Day Rio Celebration

Conor Kennedy married Brazilian singer-songwriter Giulia Be in Rio de Janeiro in a three-day celebration that ended Saturday.

Kennedy, 32, is the son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy. Be, 27, whose full name is Giulia Bourguignon Marinho, records and performs under the stage name Giulia Be. The weekend in Rio was the public celebration of a relationship that has played out quietly for years, according to Town & Country.

The couple started dating in 2022 and announced their engagement in August 2024. They had already married legally earlier this year. That small ceremony took place in March at Kennedy's family home in Los Angeles and was followed by a family lunch, Vogue reported.

The Rio festivities began Thursday with a party at Mansão do Alto. Numerous members of the Kennedy family traveled to Brazil for the weekend. Kennedy's father attended with his wife, Cheryl Hines.

Friday night brought a blessing ceremony on Corcovado Mountain, underneath Christ the Redeemer. The towering statue overlooking the city is one of Brazil's most recognizable landmarks. It made for an unusually public setting for a family blessing.

Saturday was the formal wedding day. The couple held a religious ceremony at Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé, a historic Catholic church in central Rio. The reception followed at the Instituto Brando Barbosa.

It lasted three days. That timeline reflects a pattern familiar to many couples with ties in two countries, a legal marriage at home and a larger celebration where one partner grew up.

For American readers who know the Kennedy name more than the bride, Be is a pop singer-songwriter with a large following in Brazil. For Brazilian fans who know Be more than the groom, the Kennedys are one of the United States' best-known political families. The guest list brought those two worlds together in Rio.