Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Religious goods stores offer wooden boats with offerings to Iemanjo¡ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 29, 2016. The offerings are taken to the sea and the priests of religions of African origin remove items that could be harmful to the sea, such as bottles and mirrors and put in the sea only what is biodegradable. Devotees of umbanda and candomblo© celebrate Iemanjo¡, Orixo¡ known as Queen of the Sea. In the tradition of Brazilian religions, of African hue, devotees make offerings to ask for a prosperous new year. The Iemanjo¡ party held by Mercado£o de Madureira takes an image of approximately 2 meters high through the streets of the city in open car. The image leaves the Mercado£o of Madureira and goes until Copacabana, where there are a series of religious celebrations of Umbanda and Candomblo©. The Mercad - ZUMAn230 20161229_zaa_n230_119

December 29, 2016 - Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Religious goods stores offer wooden boats with offerings to Iemanjo¡ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 29, 2016. The offerings are taken to the sea and the priests of religions of African origin remove items that could be harmful to the sea, such as bottles and mirrors and put in the sea only what is biodegradable. Devotees of umbanda and candomblo© celebrate Iemanjo¡, Orixo¡ known as Queen of the Sea. In the tradition of Brazilian religions, of African hue, devotees make offerings to ask for a prosperous new year. The Iemanjo¡ party held by Mercado£o de Madureira takes an image of approximately 2 meters high through the streets of the city in open car. The image leaves the Mercado£o of Madureira and goes until Copacabana, where there are a series of religious celebrations of Umbanda and Candomblo©. The Mercad - ZUMAn230 20161229_zaa_n230_119