The Saturday before the Círio de Nazaré is traditionally one of the most intense days of the Nazarene season in Belém.
On October 10, 2026, the capital of Pará will be the stage for official pilgrimages, cultural events and the Transladação, the famous "procession of lights".
The 2026 Círio de Nazaré, the largest Marian procession in the world in a single day, is this Sunday (11). However, Saturday (10) already brings together programs and also four official processions with the pilgrim image of Our Lady of Nazaré, three in the morning and one in the evening.
So you don't miss any details, g1 has prepared the complete guide with timetables, routes and the main service changes for this Saturday. Check it out below:
Morning Pilgrimage Schedule (Saturday, 10/10)
1. Road Pilgrimage
Departure: 5:30 am, from the Ananindeua Main Church.
Arrival: Icoaraci District.
Route: BR-316 › Rodovia Augusto Montenegro › Rua 8 de Setembro › Avenida Dr. Lopo de Castro.
Distance: 24 km.
Estimated time: 3 hours.
Estimated audience: 700 thousand people.
2. River Pilgrimage
Departure: 9am, from the Icoaraci District.
Arrival: Escadinha do Cais do Porto (Belém).
Distance: 18.5 km (approximately 10 nautical miles).
Estimated time: 2 hours.
Estimated audience: 50 thousand people.
Travel changes: Due to the safety isolation of the river carried out by the Port Authority, boat trips between Icoaraci and Cotijuba will have exceptional times. According to the Municipal Secretariat of Security, Public Order and Mobility (Segbel), there will only be one trip from Cotijuba to Icoaraci at 5pm and another from Icoaraci to Cotijuba at 6:30pm.
3. Arrastão do Círio
Meeting: From 9 am, on the corner of Boulevard Castilhos França and Avenida Presidente Vargas (direction Ver-o-Peso).
Departure: Around 11am (after the arrival of the Círio Fluvial).
Route: Boulevard Castilhos França › Avenida 16 de Novembro › Praça Dom Pedro II.
Closing: Arraial do Pavulagem Show at Praça Dom Pedro II (participation open to the public).
4. Motorromaria
Departure: 11:30 am, from Praça Pedro Teixeira.
Arrival: Colégio Gentil Bittencourt.
Route: Praça Pedro Teixeira › Avenida Presidente Vargas › Avenida Nazaré.
Distance: 2.5 km.
Estimated time: 1 hour.
Estimated audience: 50 thousand people.
Traffic closures from 5:30am
To carry out the first pilgrimages, several roads in the center and around the procession will be closed early in the morning. Check the points of prohibition by responsible body:
SEGBEL: Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral with Tv. Visconde de Souza Franco, Tv. Visconde de Souza Franco with Rua Belém, Rua da Municipalidade with Tv. Piedade, Rua da Municipalidade with Av. Assis de Vasconcelos, Rua da Municipalidade with Tv. Frei Gil de Vila Nova, Av. General Gama Abreu with Tv. Padre Eutíquio, Tv. 1º de Março with Av. General Gama Abreu and Av. Governador José Malcher with TV. Quintino Bocaiúva.
DETRAN: Tv. Visconde de Souza Franco with Av. Marechal Hermes (three control points), Tv. Quintino Bocaiúva with Rua da Municipalidade, Tv. Rui Barbosa with Rua da Municipalidade, Tv. Benjamin Constant with Rua da Municipalidade, Rua da Municipalidade with General Magalhães (two control points), Tv. Oswaldo Cruz with Av. Assis de Vasconcelos, Av. Governador José Malcher with Tv. Benjamin Constant, Av. Governador José Malcher with TV. Rui Barbosa, Av. Magalhães Barata with TV. José Faciola, Av. Gentil Bittencourt with TV. 14 de Março, Av. Gentil Bittencourt with Av. Generalíssimo Deodoro, Av. Gentil Bittencourt with TV. Quintino Bocaiúva, Av. Brás de Aguiar with TV. Rui Barbosa, Av. Gentil Bittencourt with Tv. Benjamin Constant and Rua Arcipreste Manoel Teodoro (near Guadalupe Hospital).
Military Police (PMPA): Av. Presidente Vargas with Rua Gaspar Viana (right and left sides), Tv. 1º de Março with: Rua Gaspar Viana, Rua Santo Antônio, Rua 28 de Setembro, Rua Manoel Barata, Rua Ó de Almeida, Rua Aristides Lobo, Rua Riachuelo, Rua General Gurjão, Rua Carlos Gomes, Rua Silva Santos and Travessa Caetano Rufino and Tv. 1º de March with Av. General Gama Abreu.
Marituba Municipal Guard: Rua 28 de Setembro with Av. Assis de Vasconcelos, Rua Manoel Barata, Rua Ó de Almeida with Av. Assis de Vasconcelos, Rua Aristides Lobo with Av. Assis de Vasconcelos, Av. Assis de Vasconcelos with Rua da Paz, Av. Assis de Vasconcelos with the street behind Theatro da Paz, Av. Governador José Malcher with Tv. Doutor Moraes and Av. Brás de Aguiar with TV. Doutor Moraes.
SEAP: Av. Governador José Malcher with: Tv. Joaquim Nabuco, Av. Generalíssimo Deodoro, Alameda Dona Maria Leopoldina and Tv. 14 de Março.
Ananindeua Municipal Guard: Av. Presidente Vargas with Tv. Oswaldo Cruz (left and right sides).
Afternoon of Devotion and the "Procession of Lights" (Translation)
In the early afternoon, religious rites are concentrated in the Basilica and Colégio Gentil, preparing the public for the Translation.
Descent of the Original Image: 12:30 pm, at the Basilica-Sanctuary of Nazareth. The image sculpted by Plácido is removed from Glória and remains on a lowered altar during the festive fortnight.
Mass of Translation: 4:30 pm, at Colégio Gentil Bittencourt.
5. Transfer
The Transfer takes the opposite route of the Sunday candle, carrying the Pilgrim Image in a sea of lit candles through the streets of the Historic Center.
Departure: 5:30 pm (after mass), from Colégio Gentil Bittencourt.
Arrival: Belém Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral da Sé).
Route: Avenida Nazaré › Avenida Presidente Vargas › Boulevard Castilhos França › Avenida Portugal › Rua Padre Champagnat.
Distance: 3.7 km.
Estimated time: 5 hours.
Estimated audience: 1.9 million people.
Traffic Blocks for Transfer (Afternoon and Night)
For the night procession, road isolation will be intensified with support from the Armed Forces and state agencies. See the blocking points:
Brazilian Navy: Rua Padre Champagnat.
Brazilian Army: Av. Portugal with Rua 15 de Novembro, Av. Nazaré with Av. Generalíssimo Deodoro, Av. Nazaré with Alameda Dona Maria Leopoldina, Av. Nazaré with Tv. 14 de Março and Praça Justo Chermont with Rua da Basílica.
Aeronautics: Tv. Occidental do Mercado with Rua 15 de Novembro, Tv. Oriental do Mercado with Rua 15 de Novembro, Tv. Padre Eutíquio with Boulevard Castilhos França, Tv. Campos Sales with Boulevard Castilhos França, Tv. Frutuoso Guimarães with Boulevard Castilhos França and Boulevard Castilhos França (sections banned).
Military Police (PMPA): Rua Tomásia Perdigão (in front of Alepa), Av. Portugal with Rua Padre Champagnat and Rua 15 de Novembro, Rua 13 de Maio with: Rua 7 de Setembro, TV. Padre Eutíquio, TV. Campos Sales, TV. Frutuoso Guimarães and TV. Padre Prudêncio. TV. 1º de Março with: Rua 28 de Setembro, Rua Manoel Barata, Rua Ó de Almeida, Rua Aristides Lobo, TV. Oswaldo Cruz, Rua General Gurjão and Av. General Gama Abreu. Rua Manoel Barata with Av. Portugal, Tv. Ângelo Custódio with Av. Tamandaré, Rua Doutor Rodrigues dos Santos with Av. Tamandaré, Rua Doutor Malcher with Av. Tamandaré, Av. Presidente Vargas with Rua Gaspar Viana (right and left sides) and with Tv. Oswaldo Cruz (right and left sides), Rua Gaspar Viana, Rua 28 de Setembro, Rua Manoel Barata and Rua Aristides Lobo — all at the intersections with Av. Assis de Vasconcelos.
DETRAN: Tv. 1º de Março with: Rua Carlos Gomes, Rua Silva Santos, Tv. Caetano Rufino and Av. General Gama Abreu, Rua Arcipreste Manoel Teodoro with Av. General Gama Abreu, Av. Serzedelo Corrêa with Av. Brás de Aguiar, Av. Brás de Aguiar with Tv. Doutor Moraes and with Tv. Rui Barbosa, Av. Gentil Bittencourt with: Tv. Benjamin Constant, Tv. Quintino Bocaiúva, Av. Generalíssimo Deodoro and Tv. 14 de Março.
SEGBEL: Av. Marechal Hermes with Tv. Piedade, Av. Assis de Vasconcelos with Rua da Municipalidade, Rua Ó de Almeida with Av. Assis de Vasconcelos, Tv. Visconde de Souza Franco with: Av. Marechal Hermes, Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, Rua da Municipalidade and Rua 28 de Setembro. Av. General Gama Abreu with TV Padre Eutíquio, Av. Nazaré with TV Rui Barbosa and TV Quintino Bocaiúva
Belém Municipal Guard (GMB): Tv. Oswaldo Cruz with Av. Assis de Vasconcelos, Av. Assis de Vasconcelos with Rua da Paz, Av. Governador José Malcher with: Tv. Doutor Moraes, Tv. Benjamin Constant, Tv. Rui Barbosa, Tv. Quintino Bocaiúva, Tv. Joaquim Nabuco, Av. Generalíssimo Deodoro, Alameda Dona Maria Leopoldina and Tv. March 14th.
