The Easter Week celebrations in the magnificent colonial city of Ouro Preto, in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais, feature some of the country's most spectacular Holy Week processions.
The region is known for the silver and gold mines, and Ouro Preto bloomed in golden splendor due to a tremendous gold and silver rush. There are 13 splendid Baroque churches in the city, dominated by the cathedral of Matriz de Nossa Senhora.
The Holy Week celebrations include processions through the cobblestoned streets, masses and a poignant reenactment of the removal of Christ's body from the Cross on Good Friday.
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