Holy Week
Holy Saturday Mass, also know as the "Saturday of Light", at the Our Lady of Pilar Church in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
Catholic faithful create "carpets" of colored sawdust in preparation for the Easter Sunday Procession in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
Easter Sunday procession in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
Street sweepers clean up after the Easter Sunday procession in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
The Easter Sunday procession in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil is reflected in a tuba of the marching band which participated in the parade. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
A marching band plays during the Easter Sunday procession in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
Children appear in the window of a colonial building in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, before the easter procession. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
The Easter Sunday procession in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil is one of the largest and traditional in the country, attracting tourists from all over. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
Residents in a window of a colonial building in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, wait for the Easter Sunday procession. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
Serendade musicians play on Holy Saturday in the streets of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.(Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
An "Angel," waiting for the Easter Sunday procession in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, is photographed. (Douglas Engle/Australfoto)
An "Angel" waits for the Easter Sunday procession in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais state, Brazil(Douglas Engle/Australfoto)