the main round-table events include simultaneous translation - holy week, or semana santa, the week immediately preceding easter, is a time of traditional celebration in paraty, on par with other colonial cities such as ouro preto or tiradentes.

religious images, symbols and icons dating back 300 years are displayed during this time in addition to daily processions, including the fogaréu ('roaring flame'), which is where participants march through town carrying torches to commemorate the arrest of jesus on thursday night - astonishing in its beauty, semana santa is one of the most important religious festivities in a town known for its time-honored customs.