gospel music is one of the most recognizable genres in the world. it has its roots in christian worship, and it acquired its most popular variations in baptist churches across the usa - these variations crossed many of their rhythms and beats with styles used by artists producing for the commercial music industry, and crossed across churches.

from there, the main vehicles of gospel's expansion have been american evangelical churches.   it was via these institutions that gospel arrived to rio.

in rio de janeiro, the steady increase of evangelical churches over the past decades, paired with the cariocas' love for new music styles, has allowed gospel to establish itself and quickly evolve its own styles.