My artistic practice is rooted in photography but also engages with other mediums, including artist’s books, photobooks, video art, photo-films, installations, photographic objects, and poetic writing. The work presented here is a photographic essay focusing on the ritualistic expressions of Terreiro communities during the festivities honoring the Yabá (female deity) Iemanjá, held on February 1st and 2nd. Mais além do fim do mar (2024) (Beyond the End of the Sea) is a work-in-progress I began in 2014, though my documentary photography practice regarding this festival dates back to 2009. The photographs in this essay were taken in 2024 and showcase part of the poetic vision I have been developing over the years, one that highlights key symbolic elements of these seaside rituals, such as dance, drumming, the colors blue and white, pearls, sea foam and sparkling wine bubbles, public engagement, the welcoming of the trans community, flowers, gestures, offerings, food, and the reverence and gratitude shown to the Mother of the Sea. It is well known that in Africa, Yemanjá is linked to the Ogun River in Nigeria. In Brazil, the deity is associated with the sea through the lens of Afro-diasporic ancestry, and she is celebrated along the country’s entire coastline. This essay presents the rituals performed by C.E.U. Jurema da Marola, led by Mãe Maria D’Oyá.