Hope to see everyone there at the opening of the exhibit!
11th photo preview of Brazilian Consulate of San Francisco exhibit:
“Chewing Cane,” Nazaré da Mata, 2005, 13×19
Sugarcane is one of the largest industries in the zona da mata, the home of the caboclo (sugarcane worker) and cutting cane is a way to earn a modest living during most of the year.
10th photo preview of Brazilian Consulate of San Francisco exhibit:
“Smoking in Abreu e Lima,” Abreu e Lima, 2010, 13×19
About an hour north of Recife, this participant smokes ritual tobacco as a way of communicating with the orixás and enabling the deities to speak through them to the assembled members.
9th photo preview of Brazilian Consulate of San Francisco exhibit:
“Frevo Umbrella,” Recife, 2010, 13×19
The music of frevo, created in Pernambuco, permeates the streets of Olinda, as people dance frenetically wielding colorful umbrellas and costumes.
8th photo preview of Brazilian Consulate of San Francisco exhibit:
“Pifano Lineup,” Olinda, 2007, 13×19
At the studio of an artisan, a line of pifanos (wood flutes) waits to be played in Carnaval.
7th photo preview of Brazilian Consulate of San Francisco exhibit:
“Carnaval crowd,” Old Recife, 2006, 13×19
During Carnaval, throngs of people choke the streets at night on Rua de Bom Jesus, in the old city of Recife.
6th photo preview of Brazilian Consulate of San Francisco exhibit:
“Caboclo Portrait,” Nazaré da Mata, 2006, 13×19
The mysterious and majestic caboclo-de-lança shoulders heavy and colorful costumes and sweeps clear the path for the king and queen’s processional with a long lance.
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