Another sad day for Brazil. I can’t bring myself to read or watch more details.
Instead, I decided to bring some art into my home. My roots, my people.
• Morro da Favela, by Tarsila do Amaral
• Zo’é Women, by Sebastião Salgado
Learn more:
- Morro da Favela, by Tarsila do Amaral. Zoʼé Women, by Sebastião Salgado.
- Favela https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favela
- Tarsila do Amaral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsila_do_Amaral
- Zo`é people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zo%CA%BC%C3%A9
- Sebastião Salgado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A3o_Salgado
Black-and-white photograph of six Zo’é Indigenous women from the Brazilian Amazon. Four women sit in the foreground, while two stand in the background, painting their bodies with urucum, a traditional red pigment. The image captures a moment of cultural connection and ritual preparation, highlighting body painting as an expression of identity and tradition. Photograph by Sebastião Salgado, 2009.
Modernist painting by Tarsila do Amaral titled ‘A Favela’ (1924). The artwork depicts a cluster of simple, stacked houses in earthy and vibrant tones, representing a favela community in Brazil. The geometric composition and bold colors convey the essence of urban popular life and Brazilian cultural identity, blending realism and abstraction.