The Brazilian definitely does not know the meaning of "limit". In São Leopoldo, in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, a statue of Our Lady of the Conception - patron saint of the city - dawned on Tuesday (12) dressed as Batman! The image was with a mask and the Batman cape.

The Catholic saint is also revered by followers of Afro-Brazilian religions under the nickname Mother Oxum. According to Pedro Vasconcellos of the Secretariat of Culture and Tourism, it is common for offerings at the foot of the image, but nothing so geek had happened to the monument until then.

Last Friday (8), was celebrated the day of Our Lady of Conception, in which the people make requests and leave offerings for the image. The modern objects were removed later this Tuesday, while the other tributes, in fact religious, remained in place. Umbandists marked an act of repudiation on account of vandalism, which was viewed as religious intolerance.

The statue was placed in Immigrant Square, right in the center of the city, in the 1940s. “We are committed and respectful of cultural, ethnic and religious diversity because we stand for a more democratic and tolerant society. Both hate speech and acts that vilify the faith of others must be repudiated and fought so that we can live in the best civilizing values ​​of humanity, equality and fraternity, ”criticized the city of São Leopoldo in a statement.

Before and after: Vandalism was seen as an act of religious intolerance