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December 26, 2017

Beyoncé updates her website - CHICHI GET THE LLELLO PART 2

Although the tale is older than that, it was first published by writer João Simões Lopes Neto, and tells the story of a very small enslaved boy, an orphan who believed himself to be the godson of the Virgin Mary. His master was an extremely cruel and rich estancieiro who had the habit of punishing and torturing him. Once, as he fell asleep after being harmed by him, he lost his owner’s horses, and was beaten mercilessly. He found the horses and slept for a second time, and again the animals were gone. This time, the master not only tortured him, but threw his moribund body over an anthill, leaving only after the ants covered the young boy.

Three days later, the estancieiro returned, and no more he saw the youngster suffering. He was there, but his skin was healthy and soft, his wounds had been healed, and the last ants were leaving his body. Virgin Mary was by his side, indicating his death and the divine compensation for his pain. Oral tradition gave the boy immortal life and supernatural powers, turning him into some kind of a popular saint with devout followers, who believe he can find lost objects if you light a candle for his Godmother. 

On another note, the patroness saint of Brazil is Our Lady of Aparecida, after a statue found in 1717. The Virgin became very popular with Afro-Brazilians for being a black Madonna, and because one of her first attributed miracles was freeing an enslaved man called Zacarias.