AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Nelson Cirino's home stands with its roof torn off by the winds of Hurricane Fiona in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. President Joe Biden said Thursday the full force of the federal government is ready to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation even as Bermuda and Canada’s Atlantic provinces were preparing for a major blast from the Category 4 storm. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alejandro Granadillo]
Sept. 16 – 22, 2022
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was curated by AP photo editor Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.
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Chilean police carry puppies that will be future police dogs during Army Day and Independence Day celebrations in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Chile celebrated 212 years of independence. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Esteban Felix
Fire brigades battle fires in Apui, Amazonas state, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The Brazilian Amazon recorded more fires in the first week of September alone than in the whole of the same month last year, according to Brazil Institute for Space Research (INPE). (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Edmar Barros
America's Henry Martin, front, and Guadalajara's Luis Olivas fight for the ball during a Mexican soccer league match at Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. America won 2-1. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Fernando Llano
A protester adds a tire to a burning barricade during a protest against fuel price hikes and demands for Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Odelyn Joseph
Homeless Joao De Jesus rests inside a mattress on a rainy day in the Pelourinho neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil, early Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Behind De Jesus are "Bonfim" ribbons tied to a fence, which according to popular belief are synonymous with faith and tradition and have the power to make three wishes come true. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rodrigo Abd
Danieli Balbi, who is running for a seat as a state representative with the Communist Party of Brazil, speaks to supporters during the "March of Flowers" against machismo, violence against women, homophobia and against President Jair Bolsonaro's government in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Balbi has a doctorate in literature science, is a screenwriter and was the first transsexual teacher at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Silvia Izquierdo
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