Florianopolis & Porto Alegre, Brazil
METRO BIG BAND
JUNE 18-27, 2026
Sharing the Gospel Through Music: Metro Big Band in Brazil
The Metro Big Band traveled to Porto Alegre and Florianópolis, Brazil, to do what this team does best: use music to open doors for the Gospel of Christ. What followed was a trip built around three things, playing, teaching, and simply being present with the people they met, and each one became its own way of pointing to Jesus.
Watch the recap video to see some of what God was doing in Brazil on this project.
Music That Carried the Gospel
The band played concerts, church services, and school presentations nearly every day of the trip, but the goal was never the show itself. It was letting the music carry the Gospel into rooms it wouldn't otherwise reach, and testimonies were woven into performances along the way so the message never stayed hidden behind the notes.
People felt it. Maestro Wilthon Matos, one of the hosts of the Viamão International Music Festival, wrote afterward:
"Your participation brought inspiration, excellence, and above all, a living testimony of faith through art... Perhaps without realizing it, you planted in many the desire to serve God with your talents, dedication, and love for music. What happened today is not limited to the stage. The seeds sown will reach places we cannot even imagine."
One of the local pastors put it just as simply:
"During each performance, I could sense the grace of God. There is something special and precious about it, something that comes from the Lord... My prayer is that, in Floripa, through your music, many people will be touched by the Holy Spirit of God, and that the name of Jesus will be glorified through your talent and ministry."
Passing the Gift Forward
Alongside the performances, the band spent time teaching, sitting section by section with local musicians and, later, with a military band and church musicians in Florianópolis, trading technique and encouragement. A concert is a moment. A workshop is a skill and a relationship, and in that one-on-one time the band could point straight to why they play at all: not for their own talent, but to glorify Jesus and encourage local musicians to use their own gifts for His kingdom. That investment keeps bearing fruit long after the band flies home.
Love Made Personal
Behind every concert and workshop were the students, church members, and families the band came to serve. The real connection happened in the conversations after the last note, over shared meals, and in the moments band members simply sat with people rather than performed for them. That's where the love of Jesus stopped being something sung about and became something felt firsthand, in a hand on a shoulder, a question about someone's family, a prayer offered between songs. People remember who looked them in the eye and who showed up not just to play but to be present with them, and that presence is often what opens a heart to the Gospel in the first place.
That came through clearly from one of the schools the band visited:
"Each of the musicians planted a seed in the hearts of our little ones, and that is priceless. Your help was fundamental to our presence, thank you so much. It was an honor to meet you and everyone."
Nine days, two cities, and more concerts, workshops, and shared meals than could fit in one recap. As one GMP supporter put it, "I love seeing and hearing how GMP is making an impact on so many musicians and non-musicians all over the world through the gift of music wrapped in the testimony of the love of Christ." Please keep praying that the seeds sown in Porto Alegre and Florianópolis take root and grow.