Montreal Portuguese Community Defies Permit Denial to Hold Annual Santo Cristo Procession
A Tradition Maintained Against Bureaucratic Hurdles Hundreds of members of Montreal’s Portuguese community gathered in the Plateau-Mont-Royal neighborhood on Sunday to hold the annual Santo Cristo procession, moving forward with the religious event despite a formal permit refusal from city officials issued just days prior. The march, which honors the ‘Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres,’…