ranciscan Friars of the Immaculate were received officially by the bishop of Anapolis, Mons. Dom Manoel Pestana Filho, on January 1, 1991. On December 10 of the same year, feast of Our Lady of Loreto, the first missionary group of 3 Italians and 2 Filipinos arrived in Anapolis, and were given hospitality for a while in the seminary of the diocese. On June 27, 1992 feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, after the ordination of Fr. Carmelo M. Fusco, the bishop donated 6 hectares of land, 4 for the friars and 2 for the (FI) sisters. On October 12, 1993 solemnity of the Our Lady of Aparecida, the friars entered the new Marian Friary in honor of the Patroness of Brazil. The bishop, for the apostolate peculiar to our institute, donated another 8 hectares for the construction of a “City of the Immaculate.” The legal act was dated March 8, 1996 and after 8 years, in 2004 the construction began for the sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Coredemptrix. On February 10 of the same year, the prelate donated more land for the retreat house, parking area, garden of the Rosary, bookstore etc.
2. Vila Formosa
Marian Friary of Mary, the Mother of God
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his Marian Friary is attached to the Paruch Church of St. John the Baptist with 10,000 inhabitants in the year 1997. The parish was entrusted to the care of the friars by the expressed desire of the local bishop of Anapolis. The decree of consignment to the Friars of the Parish of St. John the Baptist in Anapolis, situated in the center of the city, is dated June 13 1997. The consignment took place the day after during Holy Mass offered by the bishop, Dom Manoel Pestana Filho. In 2003 a group of friars began to dwell in the friary attached to the parish church. Since March 13, 2006 the vicar of the friary and the parish is Fr. Claro M. Santos.
Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil Capital: BrasÃlia Area: 8,547,404 sq km; 3,300,171 sq mi
People Population: 190,010,650 (2007 estimate)
Largest cities, with population São Paulo: 10,838,581 (2004 estimate) Rio de Janeiro: 6,051,399 (2004 estimate) Salvador: 2,631,831 (2004 estimate) Belo Horizonte: 2,350,564 (2004 estimate) Fortaleza: 2,332,657 (2004 estimate)
Ethnic groups Caucasian: (includes Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, and Polish) - 55 percent Mixed Caucasian and African - 38 percent African - 6 percent Other (including Japanese and Arab) - 1 percent
Languages Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French
Religions: Roman Catholic (nominal): 90 percent Spiritists and African Brazilian religions, such as Candombl, Macumba, and Umbanda: 4 percent Nonreligious: 2 percent Other: 4 percent
Literacy rate Total :87.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female : 87.5 percent (2005 estimate) Male : 86.7 percent (2005 estimate)
Number of years of compulsory schooling : 8 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school: 24 students per teacher (2002-2003)
Government Form of government : Federal republic Head of state President Head of government: President Legislature: Bicameral legislature Chamber of Deputies: 513 deputies Senate: 81 senators
Constitution : 5 October 1988 Highest court: Supreme Federal Tribunal
Economy Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) : $796.1 billion (2005) GDP per capita (U.S.$) : $4,270.60 (2005)
GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 8.1 percent (2005) Industry 38.4 percent (2005) Services 53.5 percent (2005)
Total revenue: $190,891 million (1998) Total expenditure : $206,447 million (1998)
Monetary unit 1 real (R$), consisting of 100 centavos
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