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About a thousand volunteers gathered on Thursday morning (4th) in Belo Horizonte to craft the traditional Corpus Christi carpets, celebrating 90 years of Perpetual Adoration in the state capital. Work began around 7 AM in the surroundings of the Archdiocesan Sanctuary of the Blessed Sacrament, using colored sawdust, sand, flowers, coffee grounds, grains and stones. ?
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"Com serragem colorida, areia, flores, borra de café, grãos e pedras, cerca de mil voluntários se reuniram para confeccionar os tradicionais tapetes de Corpus Christi... Em Belo Horizonte, os trabalhos começaram por volta das 7h no entorno do Santuário Arquidiocesano da Santíssima Eucaristia"
The Corpus Christi celebration is one of the most important in the Catholic calendar, established in 1264 by Pope Urban IV to exalt the presence of Jesus Christ through the Eucharist. The ornate carpets symbolize Christ's presence walking among people and serve as a path for the passage of the Blessed Sacrament during processions. ?
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"A celebração de Corpus Christi é uma das datas mais importantes da Igreja Católica... Instituída pelo Papa Urbano 4º em 1264... os tapetes também simbolizam a acolhida e a devoção a Jesus Cristo"
In contrast to Belo Horizonte's volunteer model, Diamantina in the Jequitinhonha Valley promoted a formal municipal carpet competition for Corpus Christi. The Municipality of Diamantina organized the final stage of the competition on Thursday, with ten residents qualified for the final phase after submitting drawings and texts explaining the artistic concepts. The winner received R$ 1,000, second place R$ 600 and third R$ 400, judged by a commission of three visual artists, one representative from city hall and one from the Archdiocesan Mitra. ◦
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"A Prefeitura de Diamantina, no Vale do Jequitinhonha, promove nesta quinta-feira (4) a etapa final de um concurso de confecção de tapetes de Corpus Christi... O vencedor receberá R$ 1.000. O segundo colocado ficará com R$ 600, e o terceiro, com R$ 400. A comissão julgadora é formada por três artistas visuais, um representante da prefeitura e um da Mitra Arquidiocesana"
Corpus Christi is celebrated on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday, established by Pope Urban IV in 1264
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The 2026 carpets in Belo Horizonte specifically honor the 90 years of Perpetual Adoration and include representations of racial and social diversity
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Organizational model for Corpus Christi carpets in Minas Gerais
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What is the exact number of participants in other cities in Minas Gerais that also made Corpus Christi carpets?
Why it's still unknown: Sources mainly cover Belo Horizonte and Diamantina, not providing quantitative data on other locations
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What were the specific artistic evaluation criteria used by the judging commission in Diamantina?
Why it's still unknown: The report mentions the judging commission but does not detail the technical or artistic criteria applied