The BBC has chosen some of the most powerful images of the year taken by photographers from news agencies around the world.
With them, we review what happened not only in Latin America, but also around the world in 2022.
If January started with the end of the coronavirus pandemic, in December Argentina won the FIFA World Cup.
Here is the selection:
A woman from the Kirat community wearing traditional clothes dances during the Sakela festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on January 1. GETTY PICTURES
Landslides and flooding triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 15 people in southeastern Brazil. More than 28,000 people had to flee their homes in the state of Minas Gerais, where rivers overflowed and towns were partially submerged. GETTY PICTURES
Beijing has become the first city to host both a summer and a winter edition of the Olympic Games, and the opening ceremony of this year’s Winter Games was once again held in the iconic Bird’s Nest Stadium in the Chinese capital. . GETTY PICTURES
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face onstage at the Oscars in Hollywood, Los Angeles, after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The incident overshadowed the ceremony. Smith then apologized to Rock, saying his behavior was “unacceptable and inexcusable”. Reuters
Worrying time of year: Russia invades neighboring Ukraine in late February, attacking locations across the country. In this photo, we see how civilians cross the river using an improvised bridge, while fleeing fighting in the town of Irpin, near the capital, Kyiv. EPA-EFE
A man pushes his bicycle through rubble and destroyed military vehicles in Bucha, a town on the outskirts of Kyiv. In April, journalists entering the Ukrainian city, the scene of heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, found the bodies of civilians abandoned in the streets. GETTY PICTURES
Samburu tribe women make traditional beaded ornaments and jewelry at Sera Conservancy in Samburu County. Their crafts are sold through The Nature Conservancy, generating income for local farming families whose traditional way of life has been threatened by climate change and the decline of Kenya’s rangelands. AFP
Abortion rights protesters gathered at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City after the United States Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. abortion in the United States. Reuters
Several migrants are intercepted by Border Patrol agents in Roma, Texas after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico. Migration to the United States from Mexico has continued to rise, beating 2021 record levels. More than 50 migrants died in June trapped in an abandoned truck on a Texas highway in the worst case of human smuggling deaths immigrants in the United States today. Reuters
Rescue teams have rescued an elephant and her calf who fell into a well in Thailand. The mother had to be hoisted to safety. Reuters
Aymara indigenous women play football during a tournament in the Aymara district of Juli in Puno, southern Peru. AFP
The Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted on August 3 after weeks of minor earthquakes in the Meradalir Valley region of Iceland, outside the city of Grindavik. GETTY PICTURES
The pagodas on Louxingdun Island were dramatically exposed when water in Lake Poyang reached historic lows during a severe drought in China’s Jiangxi province. Reuters
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, holding aloft the Imperial State Crown, to St George’s Chapel in Windsor. Britain’s longest-serving monarch died peacefully at Balmoral Castle on September 8, aged 96. GETTY PICTURES
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends a rally in Curitiba, Brazil during the 2022 presidential election in which Lula ran against Jair Bolsonaro. Two bitter rivals from opposite sides of the political spectrum. Lula won with 50.9% of the vote, overthrowing current President Bolsonaro and marking a stunning political comeback. Reuters
Violent anti-government protests rock Haiti in September. Protesters were demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, after the end of government fuel subsidies drove up petrol and diesel prices. AFP
In October, women around the world rallied to protest the Iranian government by cutting their hair. This photo is taken from what happened in Istanbul. The protests began after the death in Tehran custody of Mahsa Amini, a woman detained by Iran’s vice police for allegedly wearing the “incorrectly” positioned hijab. GETTY PICTURES
In October, former Chinese leader Hu Jintao was removed from the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress. The frail-looking 79-year-old was seated next to President Xi Jinping when officials escorted him away. The Chinese government has made no official statement about the incident. GETTY PICTURES
A mother cradles her son, who is severely malnourished, in the intensive care unit at Bay Regional Hospital in Baidoa, Somalia. After four consecutive failed rainy seasons, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia find themselves in the midst of the region’s worst drought in 40 years. AFP
US President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington DC, three weeks before the midterm elections in early November. The final results left a divided government in the United States. From January, the House of Representatives will be in the hands of the Republicans, while the Senate will be in the hands of the Democrats. GETTY PICTURES
The US space agency, NASA, launched the most powerful rocket ever built, Artemis 1, in November. The 100-meter craft took off on its maiden flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida, the start of a mission to send an unmanned capsule around the moon. Reuters
Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup, lifting Argentina’s trophy for the first time since the late Diego Maradona captained the side to victory in 1986. Argentina won the shootout 4 -2 against France after a spectacular match centered on the expected confrontation between Messi, 35, and Frenchman Kylian Mbappé. GETTY PICTURES
Several runners dressed in Santa Claus costumes take part in a charity run to raise money to help vulnerable families, in Madrid, Spain. Reuters
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