in a city where ' funk carioca ' has such a strong presence, gospel funk, also called bless funk, was the natural result of the marriage between the two genres - it has its own stars such as mc ch gospel funk, mc suellen, mc jarbas, mc markinho gospel, and mano júlio - such is the success of gospel in rio that it is used by non-american evangelical churches, and has originated large events where this genre is celebrated, attracting crowds of people who are not affiliated with these churches.

one example of such events is held monthly at the bangu atlético clube no rio de janeiro, organized by the church ministério libertos para adorar - crowds gather on weekends at 10pm and they celebrate until the early hours in the morning.