Woman travels 18 hours to cut her own hair in front of the image of Our Lady Gratitude and faith motivated a woman from Espírito Santo to cut her own hair in front of the image of Our Lady of Aparecida, at the National Sanctuary, in Aparecida (SP). The video of the scene spread this week on social media and moved thousands of people. A resident of Linhares, in Espírito Santo, Bárbara Basseti traveled around 18 hours to Aparecida to visit the National Sanctuary alongside her daughters, a dream she had had for years. The moment happened on Wednesday (15). "My hair is one of the few vanities that I have in taking care of myself. I'm not a person who takes great care of myself, but my hair, yes, my hair has always been a point for me, so, why not, in gratitude, I give it to her (Our Lady of Aparecida), at her feet (...) Gratitude spoke louder", he stated. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vale do Paraíba and region channel on WhatsApp According to Bárbara, visiting the National Sanctuary alongside her daughters was always a dream, and the decision to plan the trip and cut her own hair was born after years of difficulties faced by the family, especially during the pandemic. In Aparecida, she was accompanied by her mother, her two daughters, her godmother and her godmother's two sons. Woman travels 18 hours to cut her own hair in front of the image of Our Lady of Aparecida: 'Gratitude spoke louder' Personal archive Repercussion on the networks The video, published without any expectation of repercussion, quickly went viral. According to Bárbara, the number of messages and comments received, both positive and negative, was surprising. "I would never have imagined that the video would have an impact in this way and I think that critical comments, unfortunately, we have at any time, anywhere, right? (...) But the support from so many people was very good, very beautiful", he commented. According to her, the choice to perform the gesture in front of the image of Our Lady of Aparecida was not by chance. Room of Promises After cutting her hair, Bárbara decided to leave it in the Room of Promises, a place where objects given by believers are kept as a form of gratitude for graces achieved. "I don't think there was a better place, it was easy to get a cut at home, it was easy to go to a hairdresser, it was easy to get everything right, just get to the room and hand it over. For me it was very easy, it was a small thing compared to everything I received (...) it's gratitude and lightness, I think these are the words I'm feeling inside me", he said. See more news from Vale do Paraíba and the Bragantina region