Discover the city in the heart of the Amazon rainforest that honors Saint Anthony for 13 days
Santo Antônio, the patron saint of Borba, a small town in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, received tributes for a week. The festival attracts thousands of devotees at this time of year. Fantástico accompanied every step of the religious celebration. There was an illuminated river, processions, a festival and of course a wedding.
The start of June 1st announces that the city will celebrate for the next 13 days. See the full report above for more details.
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1 of 2 A town in the middle of the Amazon rainforest honors Saint Anthony for 13 days. — Photo: Reproduction/TV Globo A town in the middle of the Amazon rainforest honors Saint Anthony for 13 days. — Photo: Playback/TV Globo
With 42 thousand Due to the number of inhabitants, the municipality can only be reached by plane or boat. The 13 meter high image of the patron saint can be seen from afar.
These are intense, faithbased work days. Through the hands of the riverside people, the fruits of the land are given a new purpose. The orange peel filled with burlap and soaked in diesel is turned into a lamp.
The river procession that takes shape brings the image of Saint Anthony from the river community of Acará to the Basilica of Borba. As night falls, believers must grope in the dark to make the Madeira River glow.
“We don’t win anything. We do this with all our hearts every year and never regret it. If it was a thousand years or 40,000 years we would always do it because it’s for him. It’s for Santo Antônio, he deserves it,” says Anderson Carril, canoeist.
2 of 2 Santo Antônio will be honored for 13 days in a town in the middle of the Amazon forest. — Photo: Reproduction/TV Globo Santo Antônio is honored for 13 days in a town in the middle of the Amazon forest. — Photo: Playback/TV Globo
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