article_snippet.sent: But Sunday's party marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War took about 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) south of the South, in a rural Brazilian town colonized by families fleeing Reconstruction.
article_snippet.sent: For many of the residents of Santa Barbara d'Oeste and neighboring Americana in Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state, having Confederate ancestry is a point of pride that's celebrated in high style at the annual 'Festa dos Confederados,' or 'Confederates Party' in Portuguese.
article_snippet.sent: Descendants of American Southerners wearing Confederate-era uniforms pose for pictures as Descendants of American Southerners wearing Confederate-era uniforms attend a party to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War in Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Brazil on Sunday .
article_snippet.sent: For many of the residents of Santa Barbara d'Oeste and neighboring Americana, in Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state, having Confederate ancestry is a point of pride and is celebrated in high style at the annual Festa dos Confederados, or Confederates Party in Portuguese .
article_snippet.sent: Mixed-race guests at Sunday's party seemed unruffled by the omnipresent Confederate flag. '
article_snippet.sent: 'For us, it doesn't have a negative connotation at all.' 150th anniversary From the very old to the very young, descendants of American Southerners Wearing Confederate-era dresses and uniforms dance during The party to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War the American Civil War .
article_snippet.sent: Young and old: A child wearing Confederate-era uniform covers A man wearing a shirt with an image of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln ears from the noise during Festa dos Confederados. 
article_snippet.sent: A woman buys beverages in a cashier decorated with American Southern, Brazilian, and Confederate flags during a party to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War in Santa Barbara d'Oeste, Brazil, Sunday, April 26, 2015.
article_snippet.sent: The party maks the end of the American Civil War and The party took place not in the deep south but rather some 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) south of there _ in a town in rural Brazil colonized by families fleeing Reconstruction.
highlights_snippet.sent: Sunday's party marked the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War and was held in a rural Brazilian town colonized by families fleeing Reconstruction .
  