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RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith ... the enslaved men and women developed syncretic ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Laura D’Oya, a priestess of an Afro-Brazilian religion ... the enslaved men and women developed blends of their religions with Catholicism, which today include ...

They thought my skin was too dark. My arms and legs were very large. Every year, 16 Afro-Brazilian women compete to become the Queen of Ilê Aiyê, an Afro-Bloco carnival group in Salvador ...

Rocha Evanoff describes caruru as an Afro-Brazilian soul food ... "For many Black women in Brazil, the caruru is part of their lives," Rocha Evanoff said. "The acarajé is one of the dishes ...

For women, she proved that they could overcome sexism and machismo in Brazil. But her death is hitting Afro-Brazilian women, who suffer the most from Brazil’s violent, racist and sexist society ...