Taylor Swiftreceived a divine welcome upon her arrival in Brazil.
The shirt itself appeared to pay homage to the one she wears in the music video for herFearlesssingle “You Belong with Me,” which featured the words “Junior Jewels” emblazoned on the front of it with the names of her high school BFFs.
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In a video posted toX (formerly known as Twitter), Mayor Eduardo Paes said a projection would be showcased on the statue on Thursday, comparing Swift’s presence in Brazil to that of Michael Jackson and Madonna.
“We will properly honor Taylor Swift and her arrival to Carioca territory tonight,” he said in the video, which has been translated from Portuguese to English. “Welcome, Taylor Swift.”
Beginning Friday, Swift is slated to perform three shows at Rio de Janeiro’s Nilton Santos stadium and will continue her run in Latin America with three more shows in São Paulo next weekend.
According to theBrazilian newspaperO GloboperNBCNews, the mayor’s declaration follows an online fan movement that ignited for Omar Raposo, rector of the sanctuary of Christ the Redeemer, to project a shirt from one of Swift’s music videos onto the statue when she visited.
Taylor Swift.Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
In return, Swifties funded the donation of 20,000 units of panettone, a holiday dessert, and clean water to support local charities for the Holy See’sWorld Day of the Poor.
During the Grammy winner’s Saturday night performance, shechanged the lyricsof “Karma” to reflect her budding romance with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, as she sang, “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me,” which elicited cheering from the crowd and a sweet reaction from Kelce himself.
source: people.com
