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Devotees wade through Arpoador Beach carrying a boat filled with offerings during an annual celebration honoring Yemanja, the ...

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from ...

Winter often means thinking about warmer weather where you can stick your toes in the sand while sipping an umbrella drink and basking in the deliciously warm sun in your favorite bathing suit.

People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro ... the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photographer Esteban Félix ...

Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro. A migrant cried in the border city of Ciudad Juárez ...

People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro ... images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP ...