A group of Brazilian women battling cancer find new hope thanks to Va'a canoeing
- Anna Lucia Amorim, a 63-year-old from Rio de Janeiro, found hope through Va'a canoeing with other women aged 52 to 70.
- Flavia Bichara, undergoing chemotherapy, expressed motivation from nature while practicing Va'a canoeing, saying it gives her reason to get out of bed.
- The number of Polynesian canoeing clubs in the region increased from five to around 40 in the past decade.
- Niteroi will host the Va'a long distance world championship in August, attracting around 1,000 athletes from 30 countries.
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Alenka Vreček went through a grueling divorce, remarried, and then her world turned upside down in a short period of time. A serious knee injury forced her to end her career as a ski instructor. While recovering, she learned that she had breast cancer.

A group of Brazilian women battling cancer find new hope thanks to Va'a canoeing
Anna Lucia Amorim’s life was turned upside by breast cancer and the 63-year-old from Rio de Janeiro state fell into a deep depression, sometimes struggling to get out of bed.


A group of Brazilian women battling cancer find new hope thanks to Va’a canoeing
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When breast cancer turned her life upside down, Anna Lucia Amorim, a 63-year-old Brazilian from Rio de Janeiro state, fell into a deep…
A group of Brazilian women battling cancer find new hope thanks to Va'a ...
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