Posted on Nov 17, 2023

Taylor Swift Is Being Honored On The Statue Of Christ The Redeemer, And The Internet Is Obsessed

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Comment section of an Instagram post with comments from Swifties saying things like "Father please pay homage to Taylor Swift" and "padre por favor a taylor swift!!!"

"Father, do you want to make Brazil go through national humiliation? Lose to ARGENTINA???? (I know you like football) If you don't want this to happen, please design a Taylor Swift tribute"

"Father Omar I will make a bracelet with your name," "I love you Father may the peace always be with you the Lord I love you I love you," "Father Omar the major!!!" and "God in heaven and Taylor Swift on Earth can cryyyyy"

And, indeed, somebody out there has already made a Padre Omar bracelet!

guys they’re making friendship bracelets for father omar i’m done https://t.co/HA29UQZpg4 pic.twitter.com/9CKEgWF8Cc
— alex 🦷 (@moonlitaqmrine) November 15, 2023

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📷| Closer look at Taylor’s projection on Christ the Redeemer in Rio 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/W2YmlqXKkd
— The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) November 17, 2023

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it's a typical thursday night, taylor swift pic.twitter.com/sRzlcJxWPU
— di cassia (@folklipa) November 17, 2023

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it all started as a silly idea and now taylor swift is being honored in one of the 7 wonders of the world 🤭
— carol is seeing taylor in 7 days⸆⸉ ̼ (@dressexile) November 16, 2023

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it’s still crazy to me that i get to witness taylor swift in real time and not have to read about her legacy in the future https://t.co/QPMZ1bY9mn
— tiffany⸆⸉ (@taylorsantihero) November 16, 2023

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what timeline are we living in that a junior jewels tshirt is being projected onto christ the redeemer
— katelyn (@noitskatelyn) November 15, 2023

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junior jewels shirt projected onto christ the fucking redeemer was not on my 2023 bingo card but somehow brazillian swifties have made it happen https://t.co/C0U5JerYCX
— 🏳️‍⚧️ robin BACKUP (@hugemirrorballs) November 17, 2023

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reminder that this is one of the 7 (new) wonders of the world this is actually such an incredibly insane things to achieve CONGRATS BRAZILIAN FANS FOR DOING THE MOST ICONIC THING EVER https://t.co/9s1DGUZIM5
— 🗝️ (@partofmanic) November 17, 2023

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imagine telling fearless taylor that she would be honored on cristo redentor 😭
— ؘalice ✫・゜ (@angeldustlacy) November 17, 2023

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And, finally:

Welcome to Brazil, Taylor 🤍🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/sR26Mbmef1
— best of swift ❁ (@besttofswift) November 17, 2023

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Taylor Swift Is Being Honored On The Statue Of Christ The Redeemer, And The Internet Is Obsessed

If you're new and need to get caught up, the most important thing to know here is that Taylor Swift is playing in Brazil this weekend, and Brazilian Swifties, like Brazilian fans of anything, have been so extra in the best way.

Last week, Taylor fans began lobbying for something to be projected onto the statue of Christ the Redeemer in her honor. The most popular idea was to use the Junior Jewels T-shirt from her "You Belong With Me" music video.

Of course, Swifties love to clown. But things got real on Sunday when Eduardo Paes, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, got on the trend.

The mayor got on X, formerly known as Twitter, himself to reply to fans' requests. "Dear @taylorswift13 fans," he wrote in Portuguese. "I'm going to ask dear Father Omar to see if we can get this honor. He's the guy who runs the projections at @cristoredentor!"

Well, Taylor fans flocked to Father Omar's Instagram page, asking for him to pay tribute to her via the statue. The comments were hilarious — please look at this sample of the comments that are under every single recent post. I'm dying.

Father Omar posted an Instagram story saying, “@taylorswift fans, we received your comments with great joy and await contact from the singer's advisors.” Aaaand he kept getting more comments. This one made me laugh:

And yes, Omar agreed to dress up the statue — but only if Swifties could manage to donate clean water and 20,000 panettone (that Italian Christmas bread we all know and love) for local charities. Which they pulled off, of course.

On Thursday night, the Instagram page of the Sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer just posted that it's official — the statue has been adorned!

"We did it, Swifties!" the Sanctuary wrote in its caption. "Many thanks to all who donated! Make it a wonderful day!" And the comments are so endearing:

And, indeed, somebody out there has already made a Padre Omar bracelet!

It's worth noting that designs are often projected onto the statue for things of cultural importance, such as soccer matches and climate awareness.

And, of course, X is going wild for this:

And, finally:

I think it's such a sweet gesture — and such a big deal! Shoutout to the Brazilian Swifties who donated and made this happen. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend watching the Eras Tour!

Taylor Swift Is Being Honored On The Statue Of Christ The Redeemer, And The Internet Is Obsessed

If you're new and need to get caught up, the most important thing to know here is that Taylor Swift is playing in Brazil this weekend, and Brazilian Swifties, like Brazilian fans of anything, have been so extra in the best way.

Last week, Taylor fans began lobbying for something to be projected onto the statue of Christ the Redeemer in her honor. The most popular idea was to use the Junior Jewels T-shirt from her "You Belong With Me" music video.

Of course, Swifties love to clown. But things got real on Sunday when Eduardo Paes, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, got on the trend.

The mayor got on X, formerly known as Twitter, himself to reply to fans' requests. "Dear @taylorswift13 fans," he wrote in Portuguese. "I'm going to ask dear Father Omar to see if we can get this honor. He's the guy who runs the projections at @cristoredentor!"

Well, Taylor fans flocked to Father Omar's Instagram page, asking for him to pay tribute to her via the statue. The comments were hilarious — please look at this sample of the comments that are under every single recent post. I'm dying.

Father Omar posted an Instagram story saying, “@taylorswift fans, we received your comments with great joy and await contact from the singer's advisors.” Aaaand he kept getting more comments. This one made me laugh:

And yes, Omar agreed to dress up the statue — but only if Swifties could manage to donate clean water and 20,000 panettone (that Italian Christmas bread we all know and love) for local charities. Which they pulled off, of course.

On Thursday night, the Instagram page of the Sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer just posted that it's official — the statue has been adorned!

"We did it, Swifties!" the Sanctuary wrote in its caption. "Many thanks to all who donated! Make it a wonderful day!" And the comments are so endearing:

And, indeed, somebody out there has already made a Padre Omar bracelet!

It's worth noting that designs are often projected onto the statue for things of cultural importance, such as soccer matches and climate awareness.

And, of course, X is going wild for this:

And, finally:

I think it's such a sweet gesture — and such a big deal! Shoutout to the Brazilian Swifties who donated and made this happen. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend watching the Eras Tour!

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