Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Devotees wade through Arpoador Beach carrying a boat filled with ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Devotees waded ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A devotee puts flowers in the waters of Arpoador Beach as offerings ...

Devotees waded into the sea to the sound of drums and rhythmic ... Yemanja is a central deity in the Afro-Brazilian religions of Candomble and Umbanda. Practitioners of these faiths have ...