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80 years-old Pastor Joaquim Gomes da Costa makes his way to cross the river Homem by boat carrying the cross of Christ and prior to visiting each home so that all families can kiss the cross and be blessed, the visit of the Compasso, as it is called, a local Holy Week tradition, in Fiscal, Amares, Portugal, 2014. The river divides the village, so the Easter Compasso has to do the crossing by boat to be able to reach all homes, being an attraction in the region, bringing thousands of admirers to its shores. © Paulo Duarte