Tens of thousands of cheering faithful greeted Pope Francis July 22 on his arrival in Brazil for a weeklong visit.
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![Thousands of young pilgrims gather on Copacabana Beach for a World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/efc7e07e-b909-49b5-b84c-1de9d2fd1bb4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands of young pilgrims gather on Copacabana Beach for a World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23, 2013.
![People light candles at the Basilica of the Virgin of Aparecida, Brazil's patron saint, in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, July 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7995606a-c25d-4325-9679-5478aff38b62_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People light candles at the Basilica of the Virgin of Aparecida, Brazil's patron saint, in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, July 23, 2013.
![Pope Francis greets the crowd of faithful from his popemobile in downtown Rio de Janeiro, July 22, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b12f9824-123d-413f-a078-b17858689061_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis greets the crowd of faithful from his popemobile in downtown Rio de Janeiro, July 22, 2013.
![Youth from France, Venezuela and Canada who are in Brazil for World Youth Day events sing songs as they ride in a train that travels to Corcovado mountain where the statue Christ the Redeemer stands over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/52461ede-fe30-42a6-bf60-6733fe672d08_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Youth from France, Venezuela and Canada who are in Brazil for World Youth Day events sing songs as they ride in a train that travels to Corcovado mountain where the statue Christ the Redeemer stands over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 23, 2013.