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. 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 →
I recently booked my ticket to Salvador, Bahia! I'm so excited to get on with my Tabom Afro-Brazilian research and be in town for carnival! As I stood at the Avianca airport ticket desk waiting for my São Paulo- Salvador- Rio, tickets to be printed my eyes caught the front cover of their latest magazine.... 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 →
If the world was to end at least I can say I was an Ipanema girl on the 21/12/2012 @Posto 9! Later watched the sunset from Arpoador (rock), while naming 10 things I'm most grateful for... Not one materialistic thing was mentioned... #priceless! I live to tell the tale! Where were you the day the... Continue Reading →
This post is not an academic essay on Racial Identity. It's simply a personal account of what I've witnessed and experienced while in Rio/Brazil, and thoughts of locals and expats I have met. If you come to Brazil thinking racism doesn't exist (or you chose to label it 'classism' - another topic in itself, as... 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 →
This weekend is an opportunity to experience carnival- for free! And we like FREE. Yes we- that's me, Jean and Alberto. An interesting trio we make. Myself from London, Jean from Belgium and Alberto (a travel journalist!!) from Italy. We share a common interest to experience the best of Rio! Yesterday was the first day... 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 →
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