Cultural and religious expressions in the north of Minas Gerais: giving voice to revelers, pilgrim and pilgrims and forgotten ancestors

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Ênio José da Costa Brito

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In this essay, the author explores four Phd thesis – elaborated under a Multi-Institutional Thesis Program between PUC-SP and UNIMONTES, which analyze religious-related cultural manifestations in the North of Minas Gerais. The subjects discussed are: ‘Folias de Reis’, ‘Devotion to the Holy Cross’ and ‘Santo Antonio’ celebrations and the ‘Angola´s Candomblé Dancing Rituals’. The works remind us that culture and its religious manifestations are key elements in men´s and women´s and their living environment valorization, whatever approach used to translate their worldviews and personal demands. 

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BRITO, Ênio José da Costa. Cultural and religious expressions in the north of Minas Gerais: giving voice to revelers, pilgrim and pilgrims and forgotten ancestors. HORIZONTE - Journal of Studies in Theology and Religious Sciences, Belo Horizonte, v. 14, n. 43, p. 1093–1124, 2016. DOI: 10.5752/P.2175-5841.2016v14n43p1093. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/horizonte/article/view/P.2175-5841.2016v14n43p1093. Acesso em: 14 aug. 2025.
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Ênio José da Costa Brito, PUC-SP

Doutor em Teologia pela Pontificia Universidade Gregoriana (1979), graduação em Teologia pela Pontificia Universidade Gregoriana (1972), graduação em Filosofia pela Faculdade Nossa Senhora Medianeira (1966), professor titular da PUC-SP, professor do Centro Universitário Assunção UNIFAI e professor do Instituto São Paulo de Estudos Superiores ITESP