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Brasilia embraces festival

Posted by Sean On February - 3 - 2010

folia-de-reisBrazil’s capital Brasilia was the focus of religion and religious music over the weekend as part of the annual “Folia de Reis” festival.

The festival celebrates the Three Wise Men’s visit to the Christ child. The event highlights the importance of religion within the country. ABC News noted the following:

During the “Folia de Reis” at the weekend musicians sang of religion and love accompanied by folk instruments. Three Wise Men dressed in colorful gowns, blessed the music as they kissed each group’s emblematic flags at the end of the performances.

Only 20 minutes away from Brasilia’s endless roundabouts and world-renowned architecture, people from all over Latin America’s largest country gather on the outskirts of the city once a year to celebrate the event.

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