The back streets of Brazil's biggest shantytown becomes the stage for an Easter passion play that mirrors the realities faced by its residents.
An actor playing the part of a thug removes another actor from the stage during the reenactment of the Passion of Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week at the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, April 19, 2019. Residents who organized, acted and directed the play have translated it to reflect the scenery and realities around them. They say the themes of violence, persecution and injustice resonate with their lives.
For the 27th year in a row, people in the favela of Rocinha packed the streets Friday to watch the “Via Sacra,” a theatric recreation of the 12 Stations of the Cross. Organizers and actors interpreted the recreation to reflect the scenery and realities around them. The themes of violence, persecution and injustice resonate with their lives, they say.
The actors were forced to share one microphone as resources for this year’s play were almost non-existent. Robson Melo, one of the directors, said the municipal government failed to follow through on a promise to pay for lighting and sound. Many community residents taking part in the play say that since the new governor took office it feels as if Rocinha has been abandoned. In the wake of a devastating rainstorm that left homes destroyed and killed several people throughout the city, the actors said there was zero support from the government.
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