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Brazilian cowboys celebrate harvest with annual Ox Cart Festival

Taking place over three days in July to celebrate the corn harvest, it goes back to colonial times, when ox carts were the main means of transportation.
Ox carts climb the Serra da Boa Vista, the ox carts will travel 20 km. up the Serra da Boa Vista. Driving through winding dirt roads and steep cliff sides in a display of the driver's ability. ( Photo | AP)
Ox carts climb the Serra da Boa Vista, the ox carts will travel 20 km. up the Serra da Boa Vista. Driving through winding dirt roads and steep cliff sides in a display of the driver's ability. ( Photo | AP)
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A cowboy takes cover from the sun under an umbrella as he drives his ox car. ( Photo | AP)
A cowboy takes cover from the sun under an umbrella as he drives his ox car. ( Photo | AP)
Ox carts trundle to the Serra da Boa Vista. Most carts are pulled by a team of 12 oxen, with 86 ox carts participating in this year's festival. ( Photo | AP)
Ox carts trundle to the Serra da Boa Vista. Most carts are pulled by a team of 12 oxen, with 86 ox carts participating in this year's festival. ( Photo | AP)
Farmers in the region use the corn harvest period in July to revive the tradition of traveling hundreds of miles in their ox carts. A cowboy drives his team of oxen, before the ascent to the Serra da Boa Vista, during the Ox Cart Festival in Vazante, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. ( Photo | AP)
Farmers in the region use the corn harvest period in July to revive the tradition of traveling hundreds of miles in their ox carts. A cowboy drives his team of oxen, before the ascent to the Serra da Boa Vista, during the Ox Cart Festival in Vazante, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. ( Photo | AP)
A cowboy rears up his horse before the ascent to the Serra da Boa Vista, during the Festival. ( Photo | AP)
A cowboy rears up his horse before the ascent to the Serra da Boa Vista, during the Festival. ( Photo | AP)
'Dionisio of the Accordion,' plays during the dance at the camp, the night before the ascent to the Serra da Boa Vista. ( Photo | AP)
'Dionisio of the Accordion,' plays during the dance at the camp, the night before the ascent to the Serra da Boa Vista. ( Photo | AP)
A cowgirl puts on her boots at sunrise, before the ascent to the Serra da Boa Vista. ( Photo | AP)
A cowgirl puts on her boots at sunrise, before the ascent to the Serra da Boa Vista. ( Photo | AP)
The shadow of a cowboy is projected on his ox The ox carts will travel 20 km. ( Photo | AP)
The shadow of a cowboy is projected on his ox The ox carts will travel 20 km. ( Photo | AP)
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