"No início era uma promessa para que a ilha de São Miguel, nos Açores, fosse poupada à fúria da natureza. Grupos de homens – os ranchos - mantêm viva esta prática, como se o sacrifício de percorrer a ilha a pé, ao longo de 300 quilómetros, com a cevadeira às costas, terço na mão, a rezar pelos seus e pôr em quem neles confia a sua oração, possa adormecer os vulcões. A fé destes homens e o seu poder de oração é inimaginável. Os romeiros não são santos, mas garantem que a romaria entre “irmãos” faz deles melhores homens."
Excerto de texto por: Ana Luísa Oliveira / JN
** Série de 12 retratos de um grupo de Romeiros, provenientes do Cabouco (Lagoa, Ilha de São Miguel), realizados em Março 2017.
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