A Taste of Ramadan in São Paulo
Peter Speetjens had the privilege of spending a day amid the city's established Muslim community.
São Paolo: As the sun sets over São Paolo, the small, blue-carpeted mosque at the Liga da Juventude Islâmica Beneficente do Brasil (Beneficent Islamic Youth League of Brazil) fills up for the evening prayer. On entering everyone is presented with two dates wrapped in white paper to break the fast.
Brazilian sheikh Rodrigo Rodriguez, who studied theology at the King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, leads the prayer. Afterwards, the 200 attendees climb the stairs to the Liga’s dining hall on the first floor for iftar. On the menu: rice, beans and beef, accompanied by water and lemonade and some sweets for dessert.
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