Worshipers prepare "carpets" made of colored sawdust and rice husks on the streets of the historic city of Ouro Preto in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The "carpets" pave the path were the Easter Sunday procession passes later that day. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)

Worshipers prepare "carpets" made of colored sawdust and rice husks on the streets of the historic city of Ouro Preto in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The "carpets" pave the path were the Easter Sunday procession passes later that day. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)