On Monday, Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and kicked off his 6-day stay in the country for World Youth Day (#WYD), a major Roman Catholic youth festival. More than 1.5 million pilgrims from around the world are expected to make the trip to Rio for the event and a chance to see the pontiff in person. Despite recent protests and tensions in Brazil, Pope Francis will not use his traditional popemobile (#papamovel). As a sign of eased concern and in attempt to be closer to his constituents, he will instead employ two open jeeps.
World Youth Day will have five main events over the course of the next few days. Be sure to browse the #jmjrio2013 and #papafrancisco hashtags to follow the festivities in real time on Instagram. To see photos and videos from Pope Francis's first public Mass in Brazil and his motorcade to the church this morning, tap the blue location text above this image. Photo by @gsuribe