A boat filled with flowers as an offering to the sea goddess Yemanja Source: AAP
Hundreds of people have flocked to Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach to pay tribute to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian queen of the sea. Every year followers of the Candomble and Umbanda religions dress in white to celebrate Yemanja by singing and dancing around her statue set up on the beach.
Hundreds of people have flocked to Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach to pay tribute to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian queen of the sea. Every year followers of the Candomble and Umbanda religions dress in white to celebrate Yemanja by singing and dancing around her statue set up on the beach.
