Night One: the Pope in Prayer

In this handout photo released by Visita do Papa, Pope Benedict XVI prays at a chapel upon arrival at the Sao Bento Monastery in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Angela Barbour, Visita do Papa-HO)

Photos: Benedict greeted at Sao Banto (Saint Benedict) square

[photos: AP Photo/Marcelo Min, Victor R. Caivano,Eduardo Nicolau, Agencia Estado]

Photos of Day One: Benedict in Brazil

Photos from Day One of Pope Benedict's apostolic journey to Brazil:

Pope Benedict XVI descends from a plane after arriving to the air base in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in his first trip as pontiff to Latin America. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL)
Pope Benedict XVI descends from a plane after arriving to the air base in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in his first trip as pontiff to Latin America. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Pope Benedict XVI speaks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the Pope's welcome ceremony at the Guarulhos Air Base in Sao Paulo. REUTERS/Jamil Bittar (BRAZIL)
Pope Benedict XVI descends from a plane after arriving to the air base. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Pope Benedict XVI, left, is greeted by an unidentified bishop after arriving. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Pope Benedict XVI, flanked at left, by Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, and by Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi, right, talks to journalists during the flight from Rome. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope Benedict XVI's touches the crucifix hanging around his neck as he meets journalists. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope Benedict XVI receives the symbolic key of the city of Sao Paulo from the city's Mayor Gilberto Kassab. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Preparing for Benedict: Brazil in Pictures (2)

More from the photo feeds in advance of Pope Benedict's visit, detailing the places he will go in Brazil:

Brazilian monks pray at the Sao Bento monastery, in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Sao Bento monastery is the place where Pope Benedict XVI will stay during his visit to Sao Paulo this week. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)
A man sets up broadcast equipment in front of the Sao Bento Monastery in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Sao Bento Monastery is the place where Pope Benedict XVI will stay during his visit to Sao Paulo May 9-13. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Labourers work to install a bullet-proof cabin at the Sao Bento Monastery in Sao Paulo May 8, 2007. Pope Benedict will stay in the monastery during his visit to Sao Paulo. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (BRAZIL)
Banners that reads 'Thanks Friar Galvao', are seen at the Luz Monastery in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Pope Benedict XVI will canonize Galvao, an 18th century Franciscan, during his visit to Brazil May 9-13. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Labourers work on a stage at the Campo de Marte airport in Sao Paulo May 8, 2007. Pope Benedict XVI will attend a mass at Campo de Marte on May 11. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL)

Preparing for Benedict: Brazil in Pictures

From the photo feeds in advance of Pope Benedict's visit, detailing the places he will go in Brazil:

Monks singing Gregorian songs enter the church inside the Sao Bento Monastery in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007. Sao Bento Monastery is the place where Pope Benedict XVI will stay during his visit to Sao Paulo next May 9-13. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

People pray near the tomb of Antonio de Sant'Anna Galvao, known as Friar Galvao, at the Luz Monastery in Sao Paulo, Friday, April 20, 2007. Pope Benedict XVI will canonize Galvao, an 18th century Franciscan, during his visit to Brazil May 9-13. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

The Sao Bento Monastery's facade is seen in downtown Sao Paulo, Thursday, March 22, 2007. Sao Bento Monastery is the place where Pope Benedict XVI will stay during his visit to Sao Paulol next May 9-13. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A worker sets up a wood structure to receive Pope Bento XVI at the Catholic drug rehabilitation farm named Fazenda Esperanca (Farm of Hope) on the outskirts of Guaratingueta, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007. Since its foundation in 1983 by German-born Franciscan friar Hans Stapel, the institution, which claims to have an 80 percent success rate, has grown to 33 such farms throughout Brazil and 10 abroad, in Russia, Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Paraguay, Germany, the Philippines and Mozambique. On May 12, Pope Benedict XVI will visit the farm, where almost 2,000 addicts from around the world are expected to greet him. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

A general view of the Catholic drug rehabilitation farm named Fazenda Esperanca (Farm of Hope) on the outskirts of Guaratingueta, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007. Since its foundation in 1983 by German-born Franciscan friar Hans Stapel, the institution, which claims to have an 80 percent success rate, has grown to 33 such farms throughout Brazil and 10 abroad, in eight countries. On May 12, Pope Benedict XVI will visit the farm, where almost 2,000 addicts from around the world are expected to greet him. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

A general view of Pacaembu soccer stadium Sao Paulo May 7, 2007. Pope Benedict XVI will attend a mass [for youth] at Pacaembu stadium on May 10. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL)

A monk walks inside the small chapel that will be used by Pope Benedict XVI for private prayers at the Sao Bento Monastery in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Sao Bento Monastery is the place where Pope Benedict XVI will stay during his visit to Sao Paulo next May 9-13. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Portuguese stylist Maria Laura Correia's arranges the outfits she created for Pope Benedict XVI, in Sao Paulo May 7, 2007. The Pope will attend a mass in Aparecida in Brazil on May 13. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL)