Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Brazil: ‘Hands That Cure, Words That Heal'


 
 
With their herbs, gestures, prayers and comforting words, the “doctors of the people” are an important element of Brazilian popular culture and religious syncretism. Folk healers are found throughout the country, but play a special role in remote areas, where medical professionals are scarce and allopathic medicine is inaccessible.

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