Image copyright AP Image caption Asian elephants Guida and Maia arrived at the sanctuary earlier this week

The first elephant sanctuary in Latin America has opened in Brazil to provide a home for an estimated 50 circus animals from across the region. Elephant Sanctuary Brazil, in the central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, was founded by the US-based non-profit organization Global Sanctuary for Elephants, and it already has its first two residents. Maia and Guida spent the past 40 years with a circus in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
A wildlife sanctuary for rescued elephants opens in Brazil.