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In this November 10, 2017 photo, traditional Maricota characters “Boi de Mamao” right, and the ox, left, peer from the windows at the Cultural Center during preparations for the Azorean Culture Festival which celebrates the culture of the Azores, the Portuguese island chain that lies in the mid-Atlantic, in Enseada de Brito, in Brazil's Santa Catarina southern state. In the mid-18th century, several families from the mid-Atlantic archipelago migrated to settle here, and the festival reflects the resulting mix of Azorean culture and the native and African traditions in Brazil. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)
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