Cardinal Claudio Hummes, the 70-year-old archbishop of Sao Paulo whose family settled in this valley region more than a century ago, has emerged as a potential first pope from the Third World in the days leading up to the secretive conclave that will choose the next pontiff.
Hummes, de 70 años y arzobispo de Sao Paulo --la diócesis más grande en el país con el mayor número de católicos del mundo-- es visto como un potencial primer Papa del Tercer Mundo.