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Brazil’s Cavalhadas festival celebrates victory of Iberian Christian knights over the Moors
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Flag girls take part in the Cavalhadas festival in Pirenopolis, Goias, Brazil, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A Portuguese priest brought the tradition to Brazil in the 1800s to celebrate the Holy Spirit and to commemorate the victory of Iberian Christian knights over the Moors. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)