Recírio Concludes Círio de Nazaré 2025 as Original Image Is Raised at Belém Basilica

Overview

• The closing Recírio marked the end of 15 days of devotion and featured the raising of the original image of Nossa Senhora de Nazaré to the Glória of the Basilica Santuário.
• The Imagem Peregrina processed about 800 meters from Praça Santuário to Colégio Gentil on a white‑adorned andor with roses, lilies and phalaenopsis orchids, remaining in the school chapel before returning to the basilica.
• Festival organizers estimated roughly 50,000 participants for the Recírio, with the route expected to last about one hour.
• An official balance reported about 2.6 million people at the main Círio and more than 2.1 million at the Trasladação, alongside roughly 100,000 tourists in Belém.
• Dieese estimated an economic impact of R$ 210 million, and Archbishop Dom Júlio Endi Akamine said he was deeply moved by devotees’ testimonies.