Brazil Slide Series: Collection Sertao, Slide No. 0057.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

A white plaster statue of Padre Cícero overlooks Juazeiro do Norte (CE). ln the late 19th century, this priest gained the reputation of preforming miracles and he was seen as a messiah who could tum the sertão into a garden and overcome all disease and hunger.A estátua de argamassa do Padre Cícero domina Juazeiro do Norte (CE). No fim do século XIX, este padre ganhou a reputação de fazer milagres e foi visto como um messias que podia transformar o sertão num jardim e superar todas as suas doenças e fome.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

Rights

Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1993