Brazil-Cultre
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Religion Holday Time of Year Location Customs and Traditions Traditional Food Important Sites
Roman Catholicism Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora Aparecida) New Year's Eve (Réveillon) Rio de Janeiro Festa Junina Feijoada Christ the Redeemer
Protestantism / Evangelicalism Carnival (Carnaval) Réveillon & Summer Holidays Salvador Capoeira Churrasco Pelourinho
Spiritism (Kardecism) Independence Day (Dia da Independência) Carnival São Paulo Feijoada Wednesday/Saturday Pão de Queijo Ouro Preto
Umbanda Festas Juninas (June Festivals) Easter & Holy Week Ouro Preto Reveillon Coxinha he Amazon Rainforest and River
Candomblé All Souls' Day (Dia de Finados) Festas Juninas / Saint John Festivals Manaus (Amazonas) Churrasco and Socializing Farofa Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
Indigenous Traditions / Shamanism Proclamation of the Republic (Proclamação da República) Independence Day & Spring Festivals Paraty (Rio de Janeiro State) Candomblé and Religious Syncretism Moqueca Brasília