Thanks to its admirers, the iconic statue of Christ redeemer in Rio de Janeiro received Taylor Swift in Brazil with the open arms before their next concert this Friday as part of the world tour “The Eras Tour”.
As fans gathered at the famous statue on top of the mountain Hunchbackthe giant monument was turned off Thursday night and re-lit with a light projection depicting the jersey “Junior Jewels” of Swiftwhich appears in the song’s video “You Belong With Me”.
“Welcome to Brazil”he prayed, in English, with the names of the 27 states of the country. The singer’s followers were ecstatic. “I’m going to cry. What matters most to me is that she sees it, that she smiles, that she is happy”said Rafaela Martins Lopesone of the admirers who came to the statue.
The nod to the American star came after His fans flooded social networks with requests to give you a warm welcome in the South American country.
In this framework, the Catholic rector responsible for the statue, Omar Raposofrom the sanctuary of Christ redeemerresponded with a challenge in instagram: raise 300,000 reais (US$60,000) for charities in exchange for organizing a Welcome message.
The response was so overwhelming that fundraising site crashed and the campaign even extended until Sunday, the last day of the stoppage. three nights of Swift in Rio.
According to the organizers, despite the technical problems, the campaign raised more than 180,000 reais (USD 37,000) in less than 24 hourswhich will be used to distribute food baskets on the occasion of the World Day of the Pooron November 19, an initiative launched by the Pope Francisco.
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In the spectacular Guanabara Bay Rivera giant Ferris wheel was also illuminated on Thursday in tribute to Taylor Swiftwith the message “Love is a game, do you want to play?”a fragment of the lyrics of his hit song “Blank Space”.
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