Caio, known as Little Father in his Umbanda religious group, stands in a trance during a ritual in Sao...
Caio, known as Little Father in his Umbanda religious group, stands in a trance during a ritual in the Vila Flavia favela in Sao Paulo, August 26, 2011. Umbanda, an Afro-Brazilian religion that combines African religions with Catholicism and local indigenous beliefs, uses rituals to induce trances in worshippers who "incorporate" the spirits of slaves born in Africa and buried in Brazil. During the ritual trances, the followers will smoke tobacco and drink alcohol, stagger like old slaves, beat their chests and prance around as prostitutes or drunks. Picture taken August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)