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19/01/2024

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An effigy of Lemanja, the sea goddess of ancient Yoruba mythology, the Candomble religion and one of the most popular deities of Afro-Brazilian culture, is blessed during the celebration of Yemanja's day at the Rio Vermelho beach in Salvador, Bahia, on February 2, 2019. (Photo by Lucio TAVORA / AFP) An effigy of Lemanja, the sea goddess of ancient Yoruba mythology, the Candomble religion and one of the most popular deities of Afro-Brazilian culture, is blessed during the celebration of Yemanja's day at the Rio Vermelho beach in Salvador, Bahia, on February 2, 2019. (Photo by Lucio TAVORA / AFP)


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