Chosen person‘s latest season got off to an impressive start in Brazil last week, celebrating its global success with a stunning nighttime projection on the Christ the Redeemer statue showcasing various clips and photos from the series.
Season 4: Episodes 1 and 2 opened to 1,000 screeners and attracted an audience of 275,000. This is an increase of over 300% compared to the start of Season 3 in 2023.
It was the second-highest film at the weekend box office in Brazil.
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Brazil ranks second in the world in viewership Chosen personranking second only to the United States.
The series’ official social media page said the projection of the Christ the Redeemer statue was a “public expression of love for a welcomed nation.” Chosen person Open your arms. ” This projection was made in cooperation with the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro and San Sebastian.
Chosen person Watched by over 200 million people worldwide.
The famous statue was completed in 1931 after five years of construction and stands 98 feet tall. core, a Catholic news site. Fully funded by the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro and donors, it is located atop Mount Corcovado. There is a chapel at the foot of the monument. It is considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
Actors Jonathan Roomy (Jesus), Paras Patel (Matthew) and Lara Silva (Eden) traveled to Brazil to attend the premiere of ‘Teal Carpet’ in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. . The projection of the Christ the Redeemer statue took place during the Rio premiere.
Elizabeth Tabish, who plays Mary Magdalene, told Christian Headline that she remains amazed by the series’ global reach. It’s popular, she says, because people are looking for “stories of hope.”
“This is a global phenomenon, and people from different cultures are reacting in the same way,” she said.
“We meet these characters before they meet Jesus, and they are a mess, feeling lost and alone,” Tabish added. “…So it’s really beautiful to see the process, the change, the growth since meeting Jesus.”
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Michael Faust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His story was published in Baptist Press. Christianity Today, Christian Poecent, of leaf chronicle, of toronto star and of knoxville news sentinel.
