The huge music festival, which ranks among the world’s largest, sold out more than its 600,000 tickets in just a few days in May. Some of the biggest names in music will feature during the event that runs through Oct. 2, but some Christians have another agenda other than enjoying the entertainment:
With thousands of people gathered for the Rock in Rio Festival in Brazil, featuring acts such as Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, more than 300 young evangelicals wore “Jesus” T-shirts in a mass outreach effort at the event, which opened on September 23.
Members of the “Victory Youth in Christ,” a group of Assembly of God Victory in Christ Church, in Rio de Janeiro, came to the seven-day Rock in Rio concert to bring the message of Christ.
Their T-Shirts presented the message: “For a better world, only Jesus,” which alludes to the motto of the Rock in Rio “For a better world.”
Placards with the same message were also placed on the Avenue of the Americas, near the event location.
A woman shows her tatoo prior to the concert of Brazilian rock band Sepultura.
