Boats arrive to receive the benediction during the festivity of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem”, in Constancia April 6, 2015. This benediction has been held annually for about 200 years. In the past, goods were transported by the Tagus river in small boats to Lisbon, 100 km south. The sailors, as the navigation was dangerous, blessed their boats every year during the festivity of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem”. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
A boat arrives to receive the benediction during the festivity of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem”, in Constancia April 6, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
Boats arrive to receive the benediction during the festivity of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem”, in Constancia April 6, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
Boats arrive to receive the benediction during the festivity of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem”, in Constancia April 6, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
A boat arrives to receive the benediction during the festivity of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem”, in Constancia April 6, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
Boats arrive to receive the benediction during the festivity of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem”, in Constancia April 6, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
Members of a music band rest before the procession of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem”, in Constancia April 6, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
A woman waits for the procession of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem” in Constancia April 6, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
Members of a music band perform during the festivity of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem” in Constancia April 6, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
A statue of “Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem” is carried during her festivity, in Constancia April 6, 2015. (Photo by Rafael Marchante/Reuters)
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