Black Women’s Identity Rounds Held in Rio Branco and Campo Grande, Brazil

On Saturday, July 18, a photography‑focused roundtable organized by the Negras em Foco project took place at the Biblioteca da Floresta in Rio Branco, Acre. The free event featured three black women—Professor Sulamita Rosa, researcher Queila Batista, and pediatrician Vandeira da Silva—who discussed identity, collective memory and representation in the Amazon, emphasizing photography as a tool for historical transformation.

Later the same day, a separate conversation titled “Vamos Falar de Amor” was held at the Jardim Secreto in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Organized by the cultural group TEZ with support from the Aldir Blanc fund, the gathering explored love as resistance and self‑care for black women. Speakers included group president Bartolina Catanante and Irineia Lina Cesario from the Subsecretaria de Políticas Públicas para a Promoção da Igualdade Racial, followed by a dialogue on women’s experiences and the role of literature in affirming black identity.