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Tabernacle Choir Opens São Paulo Tour Stop With Opening Concert Featuring Brazilian Guest Stars

The visit highlights the choir’s permanent global‑member program that integrates singers living outside the United States.

Myra Ruiz, left, and Fabi Bang perform a musical number from “Wicked” with members of The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square in their first concert in Brazil as part of the "Songs of Hope" tour at the Sala São Paulo concert hall in São Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
Alvaro Jorge Martins of Natal, Brazil, sings with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square during general conference on Sunday, April 2, 2023, in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City. He was one 10 vocalists chosen to sing with the choir during the 193rd Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Overview

  • Opening night in São Paulo was staged in a renovated historic train station and marked the sixth stop on the Choir’s Songs of Hope world tour.
  • Performances move to Ginásio do Ibirapuera from Feb. 27 to March 1, returning to the venue the Choir last used in Brazil in 1981.
  • The Saturday concert on Feb. 28 will stream live on the Choir’s YouTube channel at 6 p.m. BRT (2 p.m. MST), with more than 500 watch parties planned across Brazil.
  • The tour coincides with a celebration of 100 years of Latter-day Saint missionary work in South America.
  • Brazilian talent featured prominently, with Choir members Alan Silva and Alvaro Martins and global members Thalita Carvalho and Rodrigo Domaredzky on the roster, plus guest artists Fabi Bang, Myra Ruiz, and Nathan Pacheco.