feature: weudson ribeiro documents the beautiful diversity of afro-brazilian women in “superafro: black girl power” series

In a new photo series called “Superafro: BLACK GIRL POWER”, a Brazillian journalist Weudson Ribeiro documents the beauty and diversity of Brazillian black women. It’s still surprising for many outside of the country to learn that 51.8% of Brazil’s black and brown population identify themselves as people of African descent. And even though that’s a significant portion, black women are still considered “other”. In this series, Ribeiro attempts to analyze how those women view themselves and embrace their blackness.

www.akaschwarz.tumblr.com

*Erin White is an Atlanta-based writer and AFROPUNK’s editorial and social media assistant. You can follow her on Tumblr or friend her on Facebook. Have a pitch or an inquiry? Shoot her an email at erin@afropunk.com.