The morning and early afternoon of this Saturday (10) was marked by processions by land and water in honor of Our Lady of Nazaré in Belém.
Three of the four processions this Saturday, which are part of the 14 official processions of the Círio de Nazaré 2026, took place through the streets of Greater Belém and also through Guajará Bay, which borders part of the coast of the capital of Pará.
Thousands of faithful participated in the road transfer, the River Pilgrimage and the Motorbike Pilgrimage, following the pilgrim image of Our Lady of Nazareth carried on a marble.
In parallel, the Arrastão do Círio also took place, with lots of music and dancing upon the image's arrival at Escadinha, the place where the River Pilgrimage ends and the Moto Pilgrimage begins, which followed, accompanied by thousands of motorcyclists, to Colégio Gentil, where the pilgrim image will remain until the beginning of the Transfer, which takes place from 6pm (known as the procession of lights, the Transfer will be broadcast live on g1).
In the early afternoon, the Descida do Glória also took place, when the original image of the patron saint of Pará is descended from the highest point of the Sanctuary Basilica. She will be closer to the faithful for a few days.
⏱️ The 2026 Círio de Nazaré, the largest Marian procession in the world in a single day, is this Sunday (11). The program starts earlier and this Saturday (10) there will still be the Transfer, known as the procession of lights, at night.
SEE IMAGES OF THIS SATURDAY’S TRIBUTES:
Road Pilgrimage
The Road Pilgrimage was the first of the day, starting at 5:30 am, at the Ananindeua Main Church. Escorted by the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the pilgrim image of Our Lady of Nazaré traveled 24 kilometers for around three hours to the District of Icoaraci in Belém.
The estimated audience was 700,000 people, including devotees accompanying the saint and residents waiting to pass along the way.
River Pilgrimage
The River Pilgrimage left the district of Icoaraci in Belém. The pilgrim image of Our Lady of Nazaré was placed on a naval vessel that was accompanied by dozens of boats through Guajará Bay to Escadinha do Cais do Porto, in the most central area of Belém.
It was 18.5 km (approximately 10 nautical miles) for around two hours and around 50 thousand participants, according to the estimate of the festival organizers.
Círio de Nazaré: Our Lady of Nazaré blesses riverside dwellers in Belém do Pará. — Photo: Manoel Campos/Personal Archive
Círio de Nazaré: Hundreds of boats accompany the River Pilgrimage in Belém do Pará. — Photo: Valéria Martins/g1
Arrastao do Círio
In parallel, while the River Pilgrimage is arriving at Escadinha, the Pavulagem trawler pays homage to Our Lady of Nazaré with music, dance and lots of colors from Arraial do Pavulagem, which is walking along Avenia Boulervad Cadstilho França towards the site of the motoromary
Motorromaria
Círio de Nazaré: Motorbike Pilgrimage follows Av. President Vargas. — Photo: Beatriz Reis/g1
Moto Pilgrimage brings together thousands of motorcyclists. The estimate was 50 thousand participants. The procession is one of the noisiest in the entire Círio, with the sounds of horns and the roar of motorcycle engines.
It leaves Praça Pedro Teixeira, when the pilgrim image is removed from the Navy Vessel and placed in another Berlinda by car, escorted by PRF motorcycles. The distance covered is about 2.5 km for about an hour to Colégio Gentil Bittencourt.
In this school, the pilgrim image is exposed to the faithful until the beginning of the night, when the Translation begins, a procession of lights that lasts an average of five hours and takes the opposite route to Círio Sunday.
Círio de Nazaré: Image is put back in the spotlight to start the Moto Pilgrimage. — Photo: Reproduction / TV Liberal
Descent of Glory
One of the remarkable moments of the Círio de Nazaré Saturday is when the original image of Our Lady of Nazaré is lowered from Glória, the highest point of the altar of the Sanctuary Basilica, in Belém.
The moment occurs in parallel with the end of the Moto Pilgrimage, when the pilgrim image arrives at Colégio Gentil.
Watch in the video below the moment in which the image is held by the Archbishop of Belém, Dom Júlio Endi Akamine. The original image will be placed on an altar closer to the faithful in the Basilica Sanctuary of Nazaré in the coming days.
*Report being updated
Círio de Nazaré 2026: understand the main elements of the biggest Catholic festival in Brazil. — Photo: g1
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