Brazil Slide Series: Collection Candomble, Slide No. 0004.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Priests holding mass before a crowd in Ouro Preto during Easter. The religious festival cycle plays an important role in Brazilian society, especially the impoverished Northeast and in other rural areas. Most Brazilians are baptized, married and buried in the Catholic Church.Padres celebrando missa diante da multidão durante a Páscoa em Ouro Preto. O ciclo das festas religiosas desempenha um papel importante na sociedade brasileira, especialmente no Nordeste empobrecido e em outras áreas rurais.

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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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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 1994