Popular Culture in Latin America

When Pope John Paul II visited the Brazilian city of Manaus in July 1980, there was a slight but significant change in protocol at the last minute. Members of an Amazonian tribe had been scheduled to perform their dances for the pope, before their representatives would speak with him privately. Such performances are commonplace whenever a pontiff visits Asia or Africa. But on the initiative of the bishops of the region, the performance was cut
from the program. The clergymen felt that f...