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Students pass by a memorial that was created outside Milby High School for Sergio Rodriguez, 15, on Thursday December 12, 2024 in Houston, TX. Rodriguez was struck and killed by a train around 7:30 a.m. near campus on Monday December 9, 2024. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_zd2qe45e_lyej35_Portfolio_breaking_002.jpg The Harris County Sheriff's Office and other first responders rescue people from floodwaters in Huffman, TX during Tropical Storm Imelda on September 20, 2019. Huffman experienced 22.21 inches of rain during the storm. Photo by Sharon Steinmann/Harris County Sheriff's Office The Harris County Sheriff's Office and other first responders rescue people from floodwaters in Huffman, TX during Tropical Storm Imelda on September 20, 2019. Huffman experienced 22.21 inches of rain during the storm. Photo by Sharon Steinmann/Harris County Sheriff's Office https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/20080914_Ike4.jpg Alina Van Epps, who is wheelchair bound, is evaluated by rescue personnel at Ball High School as she waits to be evacuated on Galveston Island in Texas on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 after Hurricane Ike. She rode out the storm in her flooded home and suffered a blow to her head. Alina Van Epps, who is wheelchair bound, is evaluated by rescue personnel at Ball High School as she waits to be evacuated on Galveston Island in Texas on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 after Hurricane Ike. She rode out the storm in her flooded home and suffered a blow to her head. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_zd2qe45e_7uxlsg_Portfolio_breaking_004.jpg Hundreds of people gathered on the Montrose Street bridge to protest ICE raids and for protection for undocumented immigrants on Sunday, February 2, 2025 in Houston, TX. Hundreds of people gathered on the Montrose Street bridge to protest ICE raids and for protection for undocumented immigrants on Sunday, February 2, 2025 in Houston, TX. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/guate_small.jpg Lucresia Tocoj Sunún, 33, left, and her brother Roman Tocoj Sunún, 23, tend to their field of carrots in mid-August in the Guatemalan highlands near Concepción. Lucresia Tocoj Sunún, 33, left, and her brother Roman Tocoj Sunún, 23, tend to their field of carrots in mid-August in the Guatemalan highlands near Concepción. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/easttx_small.jpg Charlie Simmons, 8, and his mother Frances Simmons, 36, cool off in PWA Creek Thursday in Newton, Texas. She has been taking her four children to the creek almost everyday to cool off and bathe since Hurricane Rita swept through East Texas and knocked out power. Charlie Simmons, 8, and his mother Frances Simmons, 36, cool off in PWA Creek Thursday in Newton, Texas. She has been taking her four children to the creek almost everyday to cool off and bathe since Hurricane Rita swept through East Texas and knocked out power. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/sierrafire.jpg Firefighters work to extinguish hot spots and remove brush about one mile east of Emigrant Gap off Interstate 80 in the Tahoe National Forest in Nevada County, Calif., on Tuesday, August 14, 2001. More than 1,000 firefighters fought the blaze named the Sierra Nevada Gap fire which was initially reported on Sunday and burned over 2,000 acres by Tuesday. Firefighters work to extinguish hot spots and remove brush about one mile east of Emigrant Gap off Interstate 80 in the Tahoe National Forest in Nevada County, Calif., on Tuesday, August 14, 2001. More than 1,000 firefighters fought the blaze named the Sierra Nevada Gap fire which was initially reported on Sunday and burned over 2,000 acres by Tuesday. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC8643s.jpg Students at Giselle's, a beauty academy in Caracas, Venezuela, learn how to walk and pose on a runway. Classes start for girls as young as five and many hope to become models or beauty queens. Students at Giselle's, a beauty academy in Caracas, Venezuela, learn how to walk and pose on a runway. Classes start for girls as young as five and many hope to become models or beauty queens. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_zd2qe45e_21zn8k_Alabama-Alligator.jpg Alabama Alligator Mandy Stokes stands with her daughter Molly Kate Stokes next to the alligator she caught weighing 1011.5 pounds and 15 feet, 9 inches long in Thomaston, Alabama on Saturday, Aug 16, 2014. The alligator was caught in the Alabama River near Camden, Alabama and holds the record for length in the U.S. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/20080730_ConvenienceStore_SLS_9.jpg Clerk Ali Khan, a devout Muslim, takes a break to pray in his Valero gas station store in Houston, Texas. Clerk Ali Khan, a devout Muslim, takes a break to pray in his Valero gas station store in Houston, Texas. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/rita.jpg Hannah King, 4, of Buna, Texas is covered with cool cloths to treat heat exhaustion and dehydration at a small triage clinic set up in the Buna Volunteer Fire Department after Hurricane Rita left the town without power. Hannah King, 4, of Buna, Texas is covered with cool cloths to treat heat exhaustion and dehydration at a small triage clinic set up in the Buna Volunteer Fire Department after Hurricane Rita left the town without power. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/20070912_Galveston_SLS_1.jpg A Surfer in Galveston braves the choppy surf brought on by Hurricane Humberto off the gulf coast on September 12, 2007 in Galveston, TX. A Surfer in Galveston braves the choppy surf brought on by Hurricane Humberto off the gulf coast on September 12, 2007 in Galveston, TX. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/AF2T5331.jpg Dogs collide at high speeds during a race at the Mobile Greyhound Park in Theodore, Ala., on Wednesday July 23, 2014. The facility is one of only two racetracks in the state and revenue the Mobile County Racing Commission collects is at it’s lowest point in the track’s 40-year history. Dogs collide at high speeds during a race at the Mobile Greyhound Park in Theodore, Ala., on Wednesday July 23, 2014. The facility is one of only two racetracks in the state and revenue the Mobile County Racing Commission collects is at it’s lowest point in the track’s 40-year history. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_zd2qe45e_ni2fa4_Portfolio_breaking_005.jpg Coal miners walk from the mine Friday after working in rescue efforts Friday at the Pasta de Conchos coal mine in San Juan de Sabinas in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Family members continued to wait outside the Pasta de Conchos coal mine as well. In the Early morning on Sunday 65 miners were trapped as much as 2000 feet below ground after an explosion. Sharón Steinmann / Houston Chronicle Coal miners walk from the mine Friday after working in rescue efforts Friday at the Pasta de Conchos coal mine in San Juan de Sabinas in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Family members continued to wait outside the Pasta de Conchos coal mine as well. In the Early morning on Sunday 65 miners were trapped as much as 2000 feet below ground after an explosion. Sharón Steinmann / Houston Chronicle https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_zd2qe45e_uu3v2z_Portfolio_breaking_006.jpg A young girl weeps at the gates in front of the Pasta de Conchos coal mine in San Juan de Sabinas in the Mexican state of Coahuila Wednesday. Family members continued to wait outside the Pasta de Conchos coal mine Wednesday. In the Early morning on Sunday 65 miners were trapped as much as 2000 feet below ground after an explosion. Sharon Steinmann / Houston Chronicle A young girl weeps at the gates in front of the Pasta de Conchos coal mine in San Juan de Sabinas in the Mexican state of Coahuila Wednesday. Family members continued to wait outside the Pasta de Conchos coal mine Wednesday. In the Early morning on Sunday 65 miners were trapped as much as 2000 feet below ground after an explosion. Sharon Steinmann / Houston Chronicle https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_zd2qe45e_f3r7n0_Snow.jpg Snow Tangela Jenkins walks to her metro train as snow falls in Main Street Square in downtown Houston on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in Houston. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_zd2qe45e_knocnq_Portfolio_breaking_007.jpg Families walk from the Pasta de Conchos coal mine Saturday after learning that the explosion at the mine in San Juan de Sabinas in the Mexican state of Coahuila Sunday created temperatures too high for survivors. In the Early morning on Sunday 65 miners were trapped as much as 2000 feet below ground after an explosion. Sharon Steinmann / Houston Chronicle Families walk from the Pasta de Conchos coal mine Saturday after learning that the explosion at the mine in San Juan de Sabinas in the Mexican state of Coahuila Sunday created temperatures too high for survivors. In the Early morning on Sunday 65 miners were trapped as much as 2000 feet below ground after an explosion. Sharon Steinmann / Houston Chronicle https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/20071127_HospitalTrees_SLS_1.jpg A patient at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas carries his decorated Christmas tree to his room. Over 100 trees were donated by a local florist. A patient at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas carries his decorated Christmas tree to his room. Over 100 trees were donated by a local florist. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/20100114_splc_sls_042.jpg A boy is pictured in his cell at the Harrison County Juvenile Detention facility in Biloxi, Mississippi. In Mississippi, over 70% of the youth behind bars are accused of non-violent offenses like shoplifting, disorderly conduct or school-related disciplinary problems. Children as young as ten years old have been locked up for a school-yard fight or for misbehaving at home. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/1H5A8109.jpg Carl Lejsek of Silverhill, Ala., who is participating as an ordinance sergeant, rests at the Union camp on at the end of the first day of the 150th Battle of Mobile Bay commemoration at Fort Morgan in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Friday August 1, 2014. Carl Lejsek of Silverhill, Ala., who is participating as an ordinance sergeant, rests at the Union camp on at the end of the first day of the 150th Battle of Mobile Bay commemoration at Fort Morgan in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Friday August 1, 2014. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/prosthetic_2.jpg Emilio Jimenez, 3, of Houston, Texas plays in the lobby of Pediatric Prosthetics Incorporated where he was waiting to be fitted with his new myoelectric prosthetic arm. Emilio's arm was was torn off in an accident in December. His new prosthesis will be able to read brain signals which will allow the prostheic hand to open and close. Emilio Jimenez, 3, of Houston, Texas plays in the lobby of Pediatric Prosthetics Incorporated where he was waiting to be fitted with his new myoelectric prosthetic arm. Emilio's arm was was torn off in an accident in December. His new prosthesis will be able to read brain signals which will allow the prostheic hand to open and close. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/Week028.jpg A game attendant displays one of her prizes as she waits for the next player at the Greater Gulf State Fair in Mobile, AL on Oct. 25, 2013. A game attendant displays one of her prizes as she waits for the next player at the Greater Gulf State Fair in Mobile, AL on Oct. 25, 2013. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/kennels3.jpg An Italian Greyhound sits in a patriotic-themed luxury suite at Rover Oaks Pet Resort in Houston. Rover Oaks boards pets in luxury suites fully equipped with a TV. An Italian Greyhound sits in a patriotic-themed luxury suite at Rover Oaks Pet Resort in Houston. Rover Oaks boards pets in luxury suites fully equipped with a TV. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/circus.jpg Stephanie Laurino, a 17-year-old contortionist from Argentina, prepares backstage for her performance Circo Hermanos Caballero in Dallas, Texas. She is a fifth generation circus performer. Stephanie Laurino, a 17-year-old contortionist from Argentina, prepares backstage for her performance Circo Hermanos Caballero in Dallas, Texas. She is a fifth generation circus performer. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/trek36.jpg Mormon trekkers try to get warm by the campfire just after arriving for the night after a 6-mile journey in the rain through the Sabine National Forest. They were re-enacting the experience of settlers on the original Mormon trail. Mormon trekkers try to get warm by the campfire just after arriving for the night after a 6-mile journey in the rain through the Sabine National Forest. They were re-enacting the experience of settlers on the original Mormon trail. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/8X5A5951.jpg Victoria Hopkins, 23, dances to music as family members gather for a vigil for Bill Lamond Hopkins, who at age 21, was shot and killed at the Roger Williams Public Housing complex in Mobile, Ala., a year earlier. Victoria Hopkins, 23, dances to music as family members gather for a vigil for Bill Lamond Hopkins, who at age 21, was shot and killed at the Roger Williams Public Housing complex in Mobile, Ala., a year earlier. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/2cl.jpg Jesus Francisco Ordoñez of Chihuahua, Mexico, left, waits in a holding cell with other men at the Border Patrol Detention Center in Naco, Arizona in July 2004 after he was caught in the Arizona desert crossing into the United States illegally. Romero was given a rosary and Virgin of Guadalupe pendant by family in Mexico to keep him safe during his journey across the desert. He has a guaranteed construction job in Kentucky and a family to support in Mexico. " We come here to work," he said, vowing to attempt to re-enter the country illegally as many times as it takes. "We don't come here to harm anyone." Jesus Francisco Ordoñez of Chihuahua, Mexico, left, waits in a holding cell with other men at the Border Patrol Detention Center in Naco, Arizona in July 2004 after he was caught in the Arizona desert crossing into the United States illegally. Romero was given a rosary and Virgin of Guadalupe pendant by family in Mexico to keep him safe during his journey across the desert. He has a guaranteed construction job in Kentucky and a family to support in Mexico. " We come here to work," he said, vowing to attempt to re-enter the country illegally as many times as it takes. "We don't come here to harm anyone." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/20080529_WildlifeRehab_SLS_15.jpg Barn owls cluster in their cage at the Wildlife Rehab & Education center in Houston. Barn owls cluster in their cage at the Wildlife Rehab & Education center in Houston. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/20071018shooting.jpg The family of 29-year-old Raymond Smith, who was fatally shot by a Houston police officer, reacts at the scene in the Acres Homes neighborhood of Houston. The family of 29-year-old Raymond Smith, who was fatally shot by a Houston police officer, reacts at the scene in the Acres Homes neighborhood of Houston. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/Paletero_widow.jpg Maria Guadalupe Olalde, far right, mourns the death of her husband with her family in the Dallas, TX home of her in-laws. Her husband, an ice cream vendor, was murdered during a robbery near his ice cream cart in Dallas. Thieves had been targeting the vendors who are mostly undocumented immigrants with no legal recourse. Maria Guadalupe Olalde, far right, mourns the death of her husband with her family in the Dallas, TX home of her in-laws. Her husband, an ice cream vendor, was murdered during a robbery near his ice cream cart in Dallas. Thieves had been targeting the vendors who are mostly undocumented immigrants with no legal recourse. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6093.jpg Anibal Rodriguez De Souza, 73, was interned at the Colonia Antonio Aleixo leprosarium in Manaus, Brazil in 1948 when he was just 9-years-old. When he finally left in 1974, he managed to find work in sales, married and had three children. Pictured, he rests on his bed in the leprosarium, returning for two months of treatment. Anibal Rodriguez De Souza, 73, was interned at the Colonia Antonio Aleixo leprosarium in Manaus, Brazil in 1948 when he was just 9-years-old. When he finally left in 1974, he managed to find work in sales, married and had three children. Pictured, he rests on his bed in the leprosarium, returning for two months of treatment. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/6dl.jpg Phillip Bee, 5, center left, makes funny faces with Jerry Xiong, 6, as they relax with their family on their front porch in Marysville, Calif. The porch provided a shady spot for the boys to enjoy the late afternoon as temperatures reached 94 degrees. Phillip Bee, 5, center left, makes funny faces with Jerry Xiong, 6, as they relax with their family on their front porch in Marysville, Calif. The porch provided a shady spot for the boys to enjoy the late afternoon as temperatures reached 94 degrees. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/00014034-DNS-Morristown-009.jpg Julio Hernandez leads the congregation in song at Thursday night services at Iglesia Bautista La Gran Comision (Great Commission Baptist Church) in Morristown, Tennessee. Julio Hernandez leads the congregation in song at Thursday night services at Iglesia Bautista La Gran Comision (Great Commission Baptist Church) in Morristown, Tennessee. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/20081219_Waterwall_SLS_1A.jpg People walk on the outside of the water wall at Williams Tower on December 19, 2008 in Houston, TX. People walk on the outside of the water wall at Williams Tower on December 19, 2008 in Houston, TX. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_zd2qe45e_nql160_Portfolio_breaking_003.jpg A man waits on top of his car for the Harris County Sheriff's Office to rescue him from floodwaters in Aldine, TX during Tropical Storm Imelda on September 19, 2019. Aldine experienced 12.53 inches of rain during the storm. Photo by Sharon Steinmann/Harris County Sheriff's Office A man waits on top of his car for the Harris County Sheriff's Office to rescue him from floodwaters in Aldine, TX during Tropical Storm Imelda on September 19, 2019. Aldine experienced 12.53 inches of rain during the storm. Photo by Sharon Steinmann/Harris County Sheriff's Office https://sharonsteinmann.com/the-prancing-elites 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://sharonsteinmann.com/displaced 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://sharonsteinmann.com/modern-day-slavery 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://sharonsteinmann.com/aids-in-honduras 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://sharonsteinmann.com/juvenile-detention-in-mississippi 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://sharonsteinmann.com/oak-island-after-ike 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://sharonsteinmann.com/chavez-mania 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://sharonsteinmann.com/election-day 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/election_1.jpg People line up to vote early Sunday morning in Petare, a Caracas slum, in front of a new mural depicting President Hugo Chavez as a rapper. Recently, artists around the city have been creating youthful images of Chavez in an effort to distract from his recent battle with cancer. People line up to vote early Sunday morning in Petare, a Caracas slum, in front of a new mural depicting President Hugo Chavez as a rapper. Recently, artists around the city have been creating youthful images of Chavez in an effort to distract from his recent battle with cancer. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC9624.jpg People look for their names at a polling station before voting begins in Petare, a slum in Caracas. People look for their names at a polling station before voting begins in Petare, a slum in Caracas. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC9770.jpg Soldiers carry riot gear near a voting center in the historically militant Chavista neighborhood 23 de Enero. Soldiers carry riot gear near a voting center in the historically militant Chavista neighborhood 23 de Enero. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC9663b.jpg People wait to cast their votes in a downtown Caracas plaza. People wait to cast their votes in a downtown Caracas plaza. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6307.jpg A woman in a wheelchair casts her vote in the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas. A woman in a wheelchair casts her vote in the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC9763.jpg A man and woman ride their motorcycle in Caracas, Venezuela as voting was underway for the country's president on election day October 7, 2012. A man and woman ride their motorcycle in Caracas, Venezuela as voting was underway for the country's president on election day October 7, 2012. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6331.jpg A man with his finger dyed after voting holds up a poster of Simon Bolivar, a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire in Latin America. A man with his finger dyed after voting holds up a poster of Simon Bolivar, a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire in Latin America. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6403.jpg Supporters react as President Hugo Chavez arrives in an SUV to vote at a 23 de Enero neighborhood voting center. Supporters react as President Hugo Chavez arrives in an SUV to vote at a 23 de Enero neighborhood voting center. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6422.jpg Hugo Chavez waves to fans as he arrives to vote at a voting center in the 23 de Enero neighborhood of Caracas. Hugo Chavez waves to fans as he arrives to vote at a voting center in the 23 de Enero neighborhood of Caracas. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6321.jpg A Chavez supporter holds up a Chavez doll as he waits for Chavez's arrival at a voting center on election day in the 23 de Enero neighborhood of Caracas. A Chavez supporter holds up a Chavez doll as he waits for Chavez's arrival at a voting center on election day in the 23 de Enero neighborhood of Caracas. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_wbuf1rq9_sm3eo1_Venezuela_elections005.jpg Henrique Capriles Radonski campaigns in Venezuela Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is surrounded by supporters as he visits a neighborhood in the state of Sucre on his campaign tour on Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Venezuela. Capriles campaigned relentlessly for months walking on foot throughout Venezuela. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_wbuf1rq9_ktsk5p_Venezuela_elections006.jpg A campaign worker holds up a puppy moments before opposition candidate Henrique Capriles took the stage on Sunday September 30, 2012. Supporters of opposition candidate Henrique Capriles filled the streets of Caracas Sunday September 30, 2012 as Capriles celebrated the closing of his campaign for president. A campaign worker holds up a puppy moments before opposition candidate Henrique Capriles took the stage on Sunday September 30, 2012. Supporters of opposition candidate Henrique Capriles filled the streets of Caracas Sunday September 30, 2012 as Capriles celebrated the closing of his campaign for president. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6462.jpg Chavez supporters wave as Hugo Chavez leaves a voting center in Caracas after casting his vote. Chavez supporters wave as Hugo Chavez leaves a voting center in Caracas after casting his vote. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6593.jpg Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles delivers his concession speech on Sunday night. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles delivers his concession speech on Sunday night. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6499.jpg A Capriles supporter cries as results begin to come in showing that President Hugo Chavez won the election. A Capriles supporter cries as results begin to come in showing that President Hugo Chavez won the election. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC0082.jpg Yile Bermudez, 30, a Capriles supporter, reacts as results begin to come in showing that President Hugo Chavez won the election. Bermudez came to Venezuela from Italy where she now lives. She said that she had planned to stay in the country if Capriles won. Yile Bermudez, 30, a Capriles supporter, reacts as results begin to come in showing that President Hugo Chavez won the election. Bermudez came to Venezuela from Italy where she now lives. She said that she had planned to stay in the country if Capriles won. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC0107.jpg Henrique Capriles is greeted by supporters after conceding the election on Sunday night. Henrique Capriles is greeted by supporters after conceding the election on Sunday night. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6505.jpg Capriles supporters react as results begin to come in showing that President Hugo Chavez won the election. Capriles supporters react as results begin to come in showing that President Hugo Chavez won the election. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC0278A.jpg Thousands of Chavez supporters take to the streets in downtown Caracas to celebrate his re-election. Thousands of Chavez supporters take to the streets in downtown Caracas to celebrate his re-election. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC0344b.jpg A Chavez supporter cheers from his motorcycle in downtown Caracas as he celebrates the president's re-election. A Chavez supporter cheers from his motorcycle in downtown Caracas as he celebrates the president's re-election. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC0352.jpg Hugo Chavez supporters celebrated all night in downtown Caracas on October 7, 2012 after Chavez was re-elected president of Venezuela for the third time. Hugo Chavez supporters celebrated all night in downtown Caracas on October 7, 2012 after Chavez was re-elected president of Venezuela for the third time. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC0187b.jpg Chavez supporters cheer at passing motorists as they celebrate in downtown Caracas. Chavez supporters cheer at passing motorists as they celebrate in downtown Caracas. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC0166.jpg A Chavez supporter cheers at passing motorists as thousands celebrated in downtown Caracas on Sunday night. A Chavez supporter cheers at passing motorists as thousands celebrated in downtown Caracas on Sunday night. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC0314A.jpg Thousands of Chavez supporters take to the streets in downtown Caracas to celebrate his re-election. Thousands of Chavez supporters take to the streets in downtown Caracas to celebrate his re-election. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC0370.jpg Chavez supporters cheer from a building as thousands took to the streets in downtown Caracas to celebrate his re-election. Chavez supporters cheer from a building as thousands took to the streets in downtown Caracas to celebrate his re-election. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/_DSC6227.jpg Hundreds gather in downtown Caracas, Venezuela during a celebration closing President Hugo Chavez's re-election campaign on October 4, 2012. The elections were held three days later and Chavez, who is suffering from cancer, won a third term as president. Hundreds gather in downtown Caracas, Venezuela during a celebration closing President Hugo Chavez's re-election campaign on October 4, 2012. The elections were held three days later and Chavez, who is suffering from cancer, won a third term as president. https://sharonsteinmann.com/maria-lionza-pilgrimage 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://sharonsteinmann.com/manaus 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_19d9cm__DSC6643_thumb.jpg As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, shantytowns are growing. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work in its manufacturing sector. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, shantytowns are growing. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work in its manufacturing sector. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_as9nc5__DSC5599_thumb.jpg A local man gazes out at the Rio Negro branch of the Amazon River from the end of the Manaus-Iranduba Bridge deep in the Brazilian Amazon. This 3.5 km long bridge was completed last year and is the first to cross the world's greatest river system. It connects three undeveloped towns to Manaus, Brazil. The bridge brings economic opportunities for those living on the far bank but environmentalists fear it because it could open up the fragile rainforest surrounding Manaus to further destruction. But, the locals on the undeveloped side are elated. They can now drive to the city in minutes. In the past, ferrying a vehicle across was too expensive for most at fares as high as $50. A local man gazes out at the Rio Negro branch of the Amazon River from the end of the Manaus-Iranduba Bridge deep in the Brazilian Amazon. This 3.5 km long bridge was completed last year and is the first to cross the world's greatest river system. It connects three undeveloped towns to Manaus, Brazil. The bridge brings economic opportunities for those living on the far bank but environmentalists fear it because it could open up the fragile rainforest surrounding Manaus to further destruction. But, the locals on the undeveloped side are elated. They can now drive to the city in minutes. In the past, ferrying a vehicle across was too expensive for most at fares as high as $50. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_q7f50t__DSC6021_thumb.jpg The Manaus- Iranduba Bridge over the Rio Negro branch of the Amazon River is the first to cross the world's greatest river system. It is a reflection of the development at the center of the world's largest rainforest. It will bring much-needed economic opportunities for those living on the opposite bank. However, environmentalists fear that the bridge, combined with new gas pipelines, roads and rising populations, could open up the rainforest to further destruction. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. The Manaus- Iranduba Bridge over the Rio Negro branch of the Amazon River is the first to cross the world's greatest river system. It is a reflection of the development at the center of the world's largest rainforest. It will bring much-needed economic opportunities for those living on the opposite bank. However, environmentalists fear that the bridge, combined with new gas pipelines, roads and rising populations, could open up the rainforest to further destruction. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_4dqhjs__DSC6723_thumb.jpg The Manaus- Iranduba Bridge over the Rio Negro branch of the Amazon River is the first to cross the world's greatest river system. It is a reflection of the development at the center of the world's largest rainforest. It will bring much-needed economic opportunities for those living on the opposite bank. However, environmentalists fear that the bridge, combined with new gas pipelines, roads and rising populations, could open up the rainforest to further destruction. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. The Manaus- Iranduba Bridge over the Rio Negro branch of the Amazon River is the first to cross the world's greatest river system. It is a reflection of the development at the center of the world's largest rainforest. It will bring much-needed economic opportunities for those living on the opposite bank. However, environmentalists fear that the bridge, combined with new gas pipelines, roads and rising populations, could open up the rainforest to further destruction. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_dtgk3u__DSC5478_thumb.jpg A lone tree in the Rio Negro in Manaus. A lone tree in the Rio Negro in Manaus. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_r79wkx__DSC8278_thumb.jpg Tassyo Viana Pereira surveys the land at a new 40,000 seat stadium being built in preparation for the 2014 World Cup in Manaus. It will use renewable energy, effficient lighting and will harvest rainwater. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. Tassyo Viana Pereira surveys the land at a new 40,000 seat stadium being built in preparation for the 2014 World Cup in Manaus. It will use renewable energy, effficient lighting and will harvest rainwater. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_g2zia8__DSC6839b_thumb.jpg As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, shantytowns are growing. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work in its manufacturing sector. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, shantytowns are growing. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work in its manufacturing sector. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_k098gt__DSC6963_thumb.jpg A fisherman unloads his catch in the bustling port on the Rio Negro in Manaus, Brazil on Saturday, March 10, 2012. A fisherman unloads his catch in the bustling port on the Rio Negro in Manaus, Brazil on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_w0szb9__DSC7913_thumb.jpg As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, the city is encroaching into the surrounding forest. Here, a new neighborhood in the northern reaches of Manaus is providing low cost housing. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, the city is encroaching into the surrounding forest. Here, a new neighborhood in the northern reaches of Manaus is providing low cost housing. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_4pba5e__DSC7746_thumb.jpg A woman collects her laundry outside an illegal dwelling in the forest in northern Manaus. As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, people are illegally encroaching into the surrounding forest. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work in its manufacturing sector. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. A woman collects her laundry outside an illegal dwelling in the forest in northern Manaus. As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, people are illegally encroaching into the surrounding forest. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work in its manufacturing sector. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_bkqxa9__DSC6590_thumb.jpg Oceon-going vessels can travel on the Amazon, the world’s greatest river system, from the sea to Manaus, Brazil which is 900 miles inland from the Atalantic Ocean. Manaus is expanding into its surrounding rain forest. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Oceon-going vessels can travel on the Amazon, the world’s greatest river system, from the sea to Manaus, Brazil which is 900 miles inland from the Atalantic Ocean. Manaus is expanding into its surrounding rain forest. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_oqj7w2__DSC7341_thumb.jpg Workers keep an assembly line running inside the Technicolor factory in Manaus, Brazil. Hundreds of manufacturers are located in the Amazonian city where the government has provided tax breaks that encourage industrial development in the area. The free trade zone has created urban jobs for workers who might otherwise have been putting further strain on the surrounding rainforest with logging or illegal farms. Photographed on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in Manaus. Workers keep an assembly line running inside the Technicolor factory in Manaus, Brazil. Hundreds of manufacturers are located in the Amazonian city where the government has provided tax breaks that encourage industrial development in the area. The free trade zone has created urban jobs for workers who might otherwise have been putting further strain on the surrounding rainforest with logging or illegal farms. Photographed on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in Manaus. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_fgpuhe__DSC7284_thumb.jpg Elman Fernandez, 30, inspects a motherboard inside the Technicolor factory in Manaus, Brazil. Hundreds of manufacturers are located in the Amazonian city where the government has provided tax breaks that encourage industrial development in the area. The free trade zone has created urban jobs for workers who might otherwise have been putting further strain on the surrounding rainforest with logging or illegal farms. Photographed on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in Manaus. Elman Fernandez, 30, inspects a motherboard inside the Technicolor factory in Manaus, Brazil. Hundreds of manufacturers are located in the Amazonian city where the government has provided tax breaks that encourage industrial development in the area. The free trade zone has created urban jobs for workers who might otherwise have been putting further strain on the surrounding rainforest with logging or illegal farms. Photographed on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in Manaus. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_v6hnef__DSC5931_thumb.jpg The bustling port on the Rio Negro in Manaus, Brazil, a city in Northern Brazil that is expanding into its surrounding rain forest on Saturday, March 10, 2012. The bustling port on the Rio Negro in Manaus, Brazil, a city in Northern Brazil that is expanding into its surrounding rain forest on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_wklehe__DSC6812_thumb.jpg Large vessels can travel from the sea on the Amazon, the world’s greatest river system, to Manaus, Brazil which is 900 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. Ship and air travel are the primary forms of transportation in and out of Manaus. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Large vessels can travel from the sea on the Amazon, the world’s greatest river system, to Manaus, Brazil which is 900 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. Ship and air travel are the primary forms of transportation in and out of Manaus. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_cxhs7b__DSC5949_thumb.jpg The bustling port on the Rio Negro in Manaus, Brazil, a city in Northern Brazil that is expanding into its surrounding rain forest on Saturday, March 10, 2012. The bustling port on the Rio Negro in Manaus, Brazil, a city in Northern Brazil that is expanding into its surrounding rain forest on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_5qa5nc__DSC7600_thumb.jpg Sergio Bicudo of Manaus greets a passerby as he walks on stilts through St. Sebastian Square in Manaus, Brazil on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Sergio Bicudo of Manaus greets a passerby as he walks on stilts through St. Sebastian Square in Manaus, Brazil on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_7ifhcl__DSC9183_thumb.jpg Sharon Steinmann - Photojournalist Manaus The film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is screened in St. Sebastian Square near the Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. Manaus, Brazil, is a city in Northern Brazil that is booming and expanding into its surrounding rain forest.Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_uypr5u__DSC5847_thumb.jpg The Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. The Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_34ydpi__DSC5820_thumb.jpg Old buildings in the St. Sebastian Square near the Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. Manaus, Brazil, a city in Northern Brazil that is expanding into its surrounding rain forest on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Old buildings in the St. Sebastian Square near the Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. Manaus, Brazil, a city in Northern Brazil that is expanding into its surrounding rain forest on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_l8ctjx__DSC5854_thumb.jpg The Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. The Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_wxt37n__DSC5679_thumb.jpg Tourists walk through the Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. Tourists walk through the Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_kbw7ey__DSC5835_thumb.jpg St. Sebastian Square near the Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. Manaus, Brazil, a city in Northern Brazil that is expanding into its surrounding rain forest on Saturday, March 10, 2012. St. Sebastian Square near the Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. Manaus, Brazil, a city in Northern Brazil that is expanding into its surrounding rain forest on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_2cboxx__DSC8561_thumb.jpg A couple stands near the banks of the Rio Negro in Ponta Negra, an upscale neighborhood of Manaus, on Friday, March 16, 2012.The Manaus- Iranduba Bridge over the Rio Negro branch of the Amazon River is the first to cross the world's greatest river system. It is a reflection of the development at the center of the world's largest rainforest. It will bring much-needed economic opportunities for those living on the opposite bank. However, environmentalists fear that the bridge, combined with new gas pipelines, roads and rising populations, could open up the rainforest to further destruction. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. A couple stands near the banks of the Rio Negro in Ponta Negra, an upscale neighborhood of Manaus, on Friday, March 16, 2012.The Manaus- Iranduba Bridge over the Rio Negro branch of the Amazon River is the first to cross the world's greatest river system. It is a reflection of the development at the center of the world's largest rainforest. It will bring much-needed economic opportunities for those living on the opposite bank. However, environmentalists fear that the bridge, combined with new gas pipelines, roads and rising populations, could open up the rainforest to further destruction. Photographed on Saturday, March 10, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_34w4xp__DSC8370_thumb.jpg As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, shantytowns are growing. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work in the manufacturing sector. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, shantytowns are growing. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work in the manufacturing sector. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_46r96q__DSC7794_thumb.jpg Sharon Steinmann - Photojournalist Manaus Children play soccer on a makeshift field cleared out of a patch of forest. As Manaus becomes increasingly more urban, people are illegally encroaching into the surrounding forest. People from small towns in the Amazon come to Manaus in search of work. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_n0tx22__DSC8091_thumb.jpg The Pied Tamarin is an endangered primate found only in the rainforest around Manaus, Brazil. Their habitat is shrinking as the city grows and they are being trapped in isolated patches of forest. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. The Pied Tamarin is an endangered primate found only in the rainforest around Manaus, Brazil. Their habitat is shrinking as the city grows and they are being trapped in isolated patches of forest. Photographed on Friday, March 16, 2012. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_rffjnl__DSC9006_thumb.jpg Sharon Steinmann - Photojournalist Manaus A man washes his car in the Amazon River outside of Manaus. https://storage.neonsky.app/4bd5ec0c3cf19/images/4z49jh51_74uz01q9_n125m2__DSC7463_thumb.jpg Sharon Steinmann - Photojournalist Manaus A view from the Taj Mahal Continental Hotel's revolving rooftop restaurant in central Manaus, Brazil. Manaus is a city in Northern Brazil that is expanding into its surrounding rain forest. In the center, is the Teatro Amazonas opera house in Manaus which was built in the 1890s during the city's rubber boom. Photographed on Wednesday, March 14, 2012. https://sharonsteinmann.com/leprosy 2026-03-23 monthly 0.8