Devotees of Afro-American religion participate at a cult in front of a catholic church during celebrations of Saint George's Day, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 23, 2009. Thousands of Catholics and worshippers of Afro-Brazilian religions pack churches dedicated to Saint George, widely venerated in Brazil as the African deity Ogum, the warrior god. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

Devotees of Afro-American religion participate at a cult in front of a catholic church during celebrations of Saint George's Day, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 23, 2009. Thousands of Catholics and worshippers of Afro-Brazilian religions pack churches dedicated to Saint George, widely venerated in Brazil as the African deity Ogum, the warrior god. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)