Translated by RioOnWatch

Fashion Rio Still Excluding Black Models

Clique aqui para Português For the original article in Portuguese published in Belezas Negras click here.  Clothing brands, designers, and producers have once again excluded black beauty from the runways, as Fashion Rio launches its new […]

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Rocinha “Wakes Up” with Capoeira

Located at the Rocinha Sports Center, Manel Costa runs his ‘Acorda’ (Wake Up) capoeira school, where he trains over three hundred students from the community of Rocinha. The group started in October 2004 and has […]