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VIVA SÃO JOÃO

Although the traditional representation of John the Baptist is of a fierce wild man performing baptisms in the River Jordan, somehow I have preferred Redon's more delicate dreamlike vision which offers a mythical symbolism of St John standing at a portal brimming with new-found hope and light.

On the Night of São João (June 23-24) giant bonfires are lit across Brazil symbolizing this time of hope and transformation.



May it be so.

Viva, São João.

VIVA!


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