Descendants of Ukrainian immigrants, who are part of the largest Ukrainian community in Latin America, take part in a demonstration in support of Ukraine, in Prudentopolis city, in Parana state, Brazil February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
PRUDENTOPOLIS, Brazil (Reuters) - More than 12,000 kilometers (7,450 miles) away from the violence of the Russian invasion, some 200 Brazilians of Ukrainian descent gathered on Thursday to pray for peace in a country they still consider their homeland.
They sang and said Catholic mass in Ukrainian, holding flags of a country their ancestors left decades ago.
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