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Popular traditions include pilgrimages to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora Aparecida), the patron saint of Brazil, and religious festivals like the "Círio de Nazaré" in Belém and the "Festa do Divino" in many cities of Central Brazil. Areas that received many European immigrants in the last century, especially ...
There is no single, unified calendar for the various provinces of the Anglican Communion; each makes its own calendar suitable for its local situation. As a result, the IEAB calendar contains some important figures in the history of Brazil, such as Black warrior Zumbi dos Palmares, Native warrior Sepé Tiaraju, and environmentalist Chico Mendes.
According to the tradition, the first Catholic mass celebrated in Brazil took place on 26 April 1500. [13] It was celebrated by a priest who arrived in the country along with the Portuguese pirates and explorers to claim possession of the newfound land. The first diocese in Brazil was erected more than 50 years later, in 1551.
The tradition began in the 1800s with a Portuguese priest who wanted to celebrate the Holy Spirit — one of the entities of the Roman Catholic Church's trinity — and also commemorate the ...
The Lavagem do Bonfim (English: Washing of the Bonfim) is an inter-religious celebration that is celebrated in the Brazilian city of Salvador, in the state of Bahia, during the month of January, on the Thursday before the second Sunday after Three Kings' Day.
History of Christianity in Brazil (1 C) M. Christian missionaries in Brazil (3 C) Brazilian Christian music (2 C, 1 P) O. Christian organisations based in Brazil (3 C ...
Eastern Orthodox Christians from Brazil (1 C, 5 P) F. ... Brazilian performers of Christian music (2 C, 3 P) Brazilian Protestants (9 C, 8 P) S. Brazilian saints (1 C ...
Christian festivals in South America (2 C, 2 P) A. Religious festivals in Argentina (1 C) B. Religious festivals in Bolivia (1 C, 1 P) Religious festivals in Brazil ...