in a country where most of the population subscribes to some religious belief, religious events make up a considerable proportion of the cultural landscape - in the city of rio de janeiro, cariocas can blend their ability to enjoy life with their faith making a particularly vibrant religious festival scene. appropriately located at the enchanting park, quinta da boa vista, is the louvorzão, one of the city's most popular religious musical events - scheduled for april, and with over 100 thousand people in attendance, the louvorzão is considered the biggest gospel music festival in brazil.

the festival has over eight hours of gospel music, with a whole host of variations to the genre, including gospel carioca, forró, funk carioca, mpb, rock, and african inspired music.