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RASTAS

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Most people in the Amazon are devout Catholics, but there is a wide range of beliefs and lifestyles. Brazil tends to be more cosmopolitan than western Amazonia and the legacy of African immigration remains strong, such as among these Rastafarians in Santarem. The significance of the hand gesture performed by the man on the right is uncertain,

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