A Visit To Mangueira

To our surprise, the entire group showed up for our visit dressed in the traditional Mangueira colors of green and pink. From left, the groups members are Siqueira do Cavaco, Rod, Ary, Mocinho do Reco-Reco, Genuíno, Zenith, Tia Zélia, Soninha, Erivá and Sapotí.
(Photo by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, caption by Michael D. Kurtz / LongJaunt.com)

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Damascus' Old City

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