A group of Brazilian women battling cancer find new hope thanks to Va'a canoeing
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The Rosas Va'a Hawaiian canoeing team, whose members are women who have undergone cancer treatment, train near Charitas Beach in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)The Rosas Va'a Hawaiian canoeing team, whose members are women who have undergone cancer treatment, push their canoes out of the water on to Charitas Beach after training in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Thursday, June 26, 2025. At right is the team's trainer Leticia Mendez. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)Breast cancer survivor Anna Lucia Amorim, 63, of the Rosas Va'a Hawaiian canoeing team whose members have undergone cancer treatment, gets ready for team training on Charitas Beach in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)The Rosas Va'a Hawaiian canoeing team, whose members are women who have undergone cancer treatment, gather on Charitas Beach to train on the water in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)The Rosas Va'a Hawaiian canoeing team, whose members are women who have undergone cancer treatment, gather after training on the water, at Charitas Beach in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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The Rosas Va'a Hawaiian canoeing team, whose members are women who have undergone cancer treatment, train near Charitas Beach in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
