The festival of Círio de Nazaré, celebrated these days in the northern Brazilian city of Belém do Pará, is one of the largest Catholic festivals in the world and this year narrowly avoided politicization amid an election campaign.
More than 2.5 million people filled the streets of Belém to participate in various processions and events honoring the Virgin of Nazaré, the city's patron saint.
One of these processions is a river march that runs along the Bay of Guajará, which washes around the city. On one of the boats was President Jair Bolsonaro.
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