(AP) - Two baskets filled with offerings for for Yemanja, Godess of the Sea, are left on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Dec. 29, 2011. Brazilian believers of Yemanja celebrate the deity at year's end, offering flowers and ... [Full Article]
(AP) - People carry boats with offerings for Yemanja, Goddess of the Sea, to launch in the ocean as a petition for good luck in the new year during traditional New Year’s celebrations on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Dec... [Full Article]
(AP) - Faithful pour cider on a statue of Yemanja, Goddess of the Sea, during a ceremony that is part of traditional New Year’s celebrations on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Dec. 29, 2010. Yemanja is from the African Yor... [Full Article]
(AP) - A faithful carries a boat with offerings for Yemanja, the goddess of the sea, at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)... [Full Article]