Anitta has spoken about a painful period in her life, revealing that she experienced intense episodes of depression while living outside Brazil. The Brazilian singer discussed her mental health in a special interview for ViX Música All Access, explaining that her situation changed after she returned to Rio de Janeiro and began spending more time with her family. Her comments have drawn attention to the personal reasons behind her decision to leave the United States after several years focused on an international career.
“Outside Brazil, I had many strong peaks of depression and sadness. I would go into a very dark place, and it was extremely difficult,” Anitta said. She added that she had not experienced those episodes again since returning to live in Rio de Janeiro. The singer described her current routine, saying that she now spends Sundays with her family, has travelled with her mother and had recently spent time with her brother. She ended that part of the conversation by saying that nothing in life is more important than those relationships.
Anitta did not share further medical details in the comments reported from the interview. She did not discuss a formal diagnosis or treatment plan, and she did not identify one specific factor as the cause of her depression. Her words are a personal account of what she experienced while living abroad and how she feels since returning home.
The interview was part of a special edition of ViX Música All Access, hosted by Mexican presenter Alejandra Espinoza. Espinoza travelled to Brazil and visited Anitta at her home in Rio de Janeiro for a conversation about the singer’s life, ambitions and artistic journey. The special also included footage connected to the Equilibrivm Tour in Salvador and explored Anitta’s relationship with Mexico, where she previously lived and formed friendships. It aired on November 9 on Univision and ViX.
Anitta’s latest comments add a personal dimension to her decision to return to Brazil. She moved to Miami in 2021 to expand her presence in the international music industry, releasing music in different languages and collaborating with artists from several countries. Her international achievements included the global success of “Envolver” and high profile musical partnerships.
By April 2025, Anitta was already speaking about a change in priorities. In an interview with Quem, she said she had worked a great deal but had not enjoyed enough time with her family or her home. She wanted to spend more time in Brazil and reconnect with people and routines she had often missed while travelling and working abroad.
In September 2025, she discussed the decision again during an event at the Museu de Arte do Rio. Anitta connected her return to self-knowledge and mental health, as well as a change in how she viewed professional success. She said she had once felt an intense need to become the biggest artist possible, reach the number one position and accept every opportunity. As she began reflecting on her life and taking better care of her mental health, that pressure eased. She said she now wanted to do work she enjoyed and maintain a healthier balance with her personal life.
She also made clear that her decision was not a rejection of the United States or a political statement about the country. Anitta described the US as a place that had welcomed her and provided opportunities that opened important doors in her career. Her main concern was the life she wanted to have. Being in Brazil made everyday contact with her parents possible, while her life abroad had often revolved around work.
One of the most striking parts of Anitta’s latest comments was her description of ordinary moments with relatives. She mentioned spending Sundays with her family, travelling with her mother and seeing her brother. These examples show how her current routine gives her more opportunities to take part in family life, something she previously said was difficult to maintain while managing an international schedule.
Her decision to return to Brazil followed a period in which she reassessed what she wanted from her career. In a 2025 interview with Travel + Leisure, Anitta said maintaining her level of international success would have come at a significant personal cost. She explained that becoming ill at the end of 2022 made her reflect on the time she had spent working and the moments with family she had missed. She also mentioned her father’s cancer and the years she had spent living away from him as experiences that changed her priorities. Those earlier comments concerned her wider outlook on life and should not be treated as a medical explanation for the depression episodes she has now described.
The move has also changed some of her social connections in the music industry. During the ViX conversation, Anitta said she had not spoken to Mexican singer Peso Pluma in some time and had lost touch with several people she used to see while living abroad. The two artists worked together on “Bellakeo,” and she spoke warmly about him, describing him as affectionate, generous and attentive. She also praised his approach to their collaboration, saying that he wanted his own fans to discover her music rather than simply benefit from access to her audience.
The ViX special placed these personal reflections alongside a wider look at Anitta’s career. It included a conversation about her artistic evolution and the way she hopes to be remembered, as well as behind the scenes material from the Equilibrivm Tour. It also highlighted her connection with Mexico and her two Latin Grammy nominations ahead of the 2026 ceremony.
Anitta’s disclosure has added an important detail to the story of her return to Brazil. She had already spoken about wanting to slow down, enjoy her home and spend more time with the people closest to her. Now, she has revealed that her years abroad also included episodes of depression that she described as deeply painful. According to her own account, those episodes have not happened again since she returned to Rio de Janeiro.
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