Brazilians honor sea goddess and mark arrival of new year with dance and drums in Rio de Janeiro

Devotees of Afro-Brazilian religions gathered on Rio de Janeiro's storied Copacabana beach on Saturday to honor the sea goddess Yemanjá in a traditional New Year tribute. Clad in white robes, followers of the Candomble and Umbanda religions danced in a circle to the beat of traditional drums. (AP Video/Mario Lobao) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home