Women wearing typical clothes walk at the competition park before the beginning of the Cavalhada, a competition between horsemen who try to put a wooden arrow through suspended rings, as part of the Marujada, a traditional festival that pays homage to Saint Benedict (Sao Benedito) in Braganca, Para State, Brazil, on December 25, 2024. Cultural heritage of Brazil, the Marujada is a traditional festival that pays homage to Saint Benedict, the "black saint," and has one of its highlights on Christmas Day, during the feast that lasts nine days until December 26. The tradition of the Cavalhada dates back to the Portuguese colonization, which brought from regions of strong Moorish influence from Portugal and Spain and took over this region of the Amazon. (Photo by Anderson Coelho / AFP)