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Travels and photo diaries · Feb 14, 2026

Flowers to the River

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In Brazil’s Recôncavo Baiano, the historic town of Cachoeira hosts an intimate Yemanjá celebration along the Paraguaçu River. Devotees carry baskets of flowers onto small boats and release them into the water in a ritual that blends Afro-Brazilian spirituality, history, and daily life. Far from the spectacle of Salvador, this riverside ceremony offers travel and documentary photographers a…

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