A Black British Girl's Perspective of a Global Village
The streets of Central in Rio de Janeiro is the setting for a new project I've been working on while in Rio. Behind the grande façade of Central station; Rio's most important railway station, lies a bustling Afro-Brazilian community. Amongst them live and work African migrants, many of whom have lived in Brazil for over 10 years... Continue Reading →
The streets of Central in Rio de Janeiro is the setting for a new project I've been working on while in Rio. To the left of Central station lies a bustling Afro-Brazilian community, amongst them live and work African immigrants. Many of whom have lived in Brazil for over 10 years and consider Brazil home.... Continue Reading →
The streets of Central in Rio de Janeiro is the setting for a new project I've been working on while in Rio de Janeiro. To the left of Central station lies a bustling Afro-Brazilian community, amongst them live and work African immigrants. Many of whom have lived in Brazil for over 10 years and consider... Continue Reading →
The streets of Central in Rio de Janeiro is the setting for a new project I've been working on while in Rio. To the left of Central station lies a bustling Afro-Brazilian community, amongst them live and work African immigrants. Many of whom have lived in Brazil for over 10 years and consider Brazil home.... Continue Reading →
It's quite common to have a travel partner, but to travel with seven of your closest friends is really an indulgence! And the lucky girl to have her friends with her as she celebrated her 21st birthday is Kim! The group from Cape Town, South Africa are spending 3 weeks in Brazil. They were hosted... Continue Reading →
My honeymoon period is officially over! It's time to get some work done and that's exactly what I set off to do today in the heat of Rio's scorching sun. My brother from another mother Tuni from Serra Leone, took a break from working in his barber shop on Rua Vinte de Abril, to accompany... Continue Reading →
I would like to think I started this project at an early age due to curiosity when my dad mentioned I had brazilian ancestry. Technically I started researching my Afro-Brazilian history just 2 years ago, in 2010. However, I've done a significant amount, enough to trace my ancestry 6 generations back to Salvador, Bahia. I... Continue Reading →
Finally. What was to be part of my Afro-Euro summer; Spain, Italy, Ethiopia and Morocco, the latter was postponed as my travel companion, Rosa, who's first priority is to be a mother, had to cancel last-minute. My sister kindly offered to take her place and we decided to postpone the date until after Ramadan... Continue Reading →
MEG 2010: Peace Message 'World Peace...' What does it really mean? It is a cliché often stigmatized with beauty pageants. I believe peace starts from the home, and more specifically- within ourselves.To many of us Ghana is the cradle of Democracy in Africa and a rather peaceful and stable country, but if we scratch below the... Continue Reading →
Despite being born and bred in London, I'm still very much Ghanaian. And boy am I made to know it! From the strict up bringing, the food I've grown up eating (my favourite being waayche- Ghanaian rice and beans), the countless holidays to Ghana as a child- holiday meaning visiting every aunt and uncle there... Continue Reading →
Travelmaker Kai 