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Yemanjá
Afro-Brazilian sea goddess Yemanjá worship dominates New Year celebration in Rio de Janeiro
Devotees of the sea deity Yemanjá gathered at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro to honor the Great Mother of the Sea, a revered figure in various African hybridized diaspora religious forms in Brazil. The traditions of Afro-Brazilian Candomble and Umbanda are among those that worship Yemanjá. The syncretic religions of Afro-Brazilian Candomble and Umbanda,…
