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Erlei Pereira
Painting of four musicians in ribbon skirts, with drums and a guitar, at the foot of a pole with a saint's flag, under a yellow moon
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Painting of four musicians in ribbon skirts, with drums and a guitar, at the foot of a pole with a saint's flag, under a yellow moon

Em Volta do MastroAround the Saint's Pole

Painting

  • Congado

A congado group playing at night around a pole with a saint's flag. Congado is an Afro-Brazilian religious festival of Minas Gerais honoring Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Benedict, with drums, dances, kings and queens.

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