The mural project honouring the Black cultural heritage of Rio de Janeiro – photo essay

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Despite its majority Afro-descendant population, fewer than 10% of public monuments across Rio commemorate Black people. Photographer María Magdalena Arréllaga chronicles the project seeking to redress the balance Despite its majority Afro-descendant population, fewer than 10% of public monuments across Rio commemorate Black people. Photographer María Magdalena Arréllaga chronicles the project seeking to redress the balance A mural of the Brazilian singer-songwriter and composer Luiz Melodia,