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The Lavagem Festival honors Brazilian indigenous people and the African diaspora through music and dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dance procession made its way from a parking lot onto Shamrock Drive in east Charlotte. Children dressed in white walked alongside women carrying flowers on their heads. 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