Easter & Holy Week in Brazil
A guide to Semana Santa, or Holy Week, in Brazil.
The Recife Passion Play
The Recife Passion Play is a free, high-quality production watched by over 100,000 people evry year.
The Recife Passion Play is a free, high-quality production watched by over 100,000 people evry year.
Paixao de Cristo in Nova Jerusalem
Paixão de Cristo, the Passion Play in Nova Jerusalém, Pernambuco, Brazil, takes place every year during Easter Week.
Paixão de Cristo, the Passion Play in Nova Jerusalém, Pernambuco, Brazil, takes place every year during Easter Week.
Semana Santa in Ouro Preto
Holy Week - Semana Santa - is observed with great devotion by catholics all over Brazil. But Ouro Preto, in Minas Gerais, is one of the cities where the holiday takes on a special aura.
Holy Week - Semana Santa - is observed with great devotion by catholics all over Brazil. But Ouro Preto, in Minas Gerais, is one of the cities where the holiday takes on a special aura.
Holy Week - Semana Santa in Brazil
Holy Week in Brazil is known for traditional Catholic celebrations, but it is also a high-season holiday for travelers.
Holy Week in Brazil is known for traditional Catholic celebrations, but it is also a high-season holiday for travelers.
Passos - Stations of the Cross in the Brazilian Holy Week
Passos, or Steps, are tiny chapels - self-standing or embedded in colonial constructions, that open once a year during Holy Week - Semana Santa - rituals in Brazil.
Passos, or Steps, are tiny chapels - self-standing or embedded in colonial constructions, that open once a year during Holy Week - Semana Santa - rituals in Brazil.