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 →
Central: Another diaspora… Africans living in Rio
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 →
Kai Li’s Tabom Project… An Introduction
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 →