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LARGOS, CORETOS E PRAÇAS DE BELÉM - Monumenta

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A praça é a única da<br />

capital paraense cercada por<br />

um gradil de ferro, e no seu<br />

centro fica o nicho da imagem<br />

de Nossa Senhora, a qual<br />

permanece lá durante a<br />

quinzena do Círio.<br />

Em volta desse altar central<br />

erguido para abrigar a Virgem<br />

de Nazaré na chegada da<br />

procissão do Círio, milhares<br />

de pessoas se aglomeram em<br />

rezas contínuas, entrecortadas<br />

de pedidos e agradecimentos.<br />

Durante muitos anos ela foi<br />

o local do arraial profano que<br />

completava as festividades do<br />

Círio de Nazaré. Após reforma<br />

geral na década<br />

de 1980, os<br />

regozijos foram<br />

transferidos para<br />

um espaço<br />

lateral, construiu-se<br />

um altar central<br />

coberto e<br />

envidraçado, e o<br />

piso da praça foi<br />

revestido de placas<br />

de mármore com<br />

ilhas gramadas, em<br />

que se instalaram<br />

elementos<br />

simbólicos<br />

religiosos, entre<br />

eles o busto do<br />

Praça Santuário de Nazaré.<br />

Santuário de Nazaré Square.<br />

It is the only square in the<br />

capital of Pará that is<br />

surrounded by iron railings, and<br />

on its center stands the niche<br />

where the image of Our Lady is<br />

placed during the fifteen days<br />

of the Círio festivities.<br />

Around this central altar,<br />

built to receive the Virgin of<br />

Nazareth brought by the Círio<br />

procession, thousands of<br />

people gather in continuous<br />

prayers, intermingled with<br />

supplications and expressions<br />

of gratitude.<br />

For many years, it also<br />

hosted the profane arraial<br />

(typical festivities) that marked<br />

the end of the Círio<br />

de Nazaré<br />

celebrations. The<br />

square underwent<br />

total reconstruction<br />

in the 1980’s, and<br />

afterwards, the<br />

festivities were moved<br />

to an adjacent space.<br />

A glass-covered<br />

central altar was built,<br />

and the square was<br />

paved with slabs of<br />

marble interspersed<br />

with islands of lawn,<br />

where symbolic<br />

religious elements<br />

were placed, among<br />

Largos, Coretos e Praças de Belém<br />

163<br />

The Largos, Bandstands and Town Squares of Belém

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