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Revellers take a rest during the traditional Reinado de Nossa Senhora do Rosário e Santa Ifigênia (Reign of Our Lady of the Rosary and St Ifigenia) festival to honour Chico Rei, through the historic streets of Ouro Preto, Brazil, on January 14, 2024. According to tradition, Chico was the king of a tribe in Congo brought by the Portuguese as a slave and who managed to buy his freedom and that of other slaves to become “king” in Ouro Preto and, from then on, part of the Brazilian folklore. (Photo by Douglas Magno/AFP Photo)
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