‘Zapping’ through Brazil's evangelical channels: pastors with millions of faithful on YouTube and a booming business
The programming includes sermons, testimonies, contests, Christian ballads and great facilities for donating.
Brazilian evangelical bishop Bruno Leonardo posts a video on YouTube every morning, in which he preaches and prays for his followers. His videos quickly rack up millions of views and hundreds of thousands of comments. Bruno Leonardo has 76 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, the most of any evangelical in Brazil. In a recent message, he encouraged his followers to have faith in themselves and overcome negative emotions such as anxiety and depression.
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