Slum Passion Play

Actors as Roman soldiers in the Good Friday passion play in the Rocinha slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 10, 2009. Passion plays are performed across Brazil during Holy Week, especially in the poor northeast, where the Catholic faith runs deep. Brazil is the largest Catholic country in the world. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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Actors as Roman soldiers in the Good Friday passion play in the Rocinha slum of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 10, 2009. Passion plays are performed across Brazil during Holy Week, especially in the poor northeast, where the Catholic faith runs deep. Brazil is the largest Catholic country in the world. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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