Samba schools honor Black Brazilian female authors during their Carnival parades
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Samba schools honor Black Brazilian female authors during their Carnival parades

Samba and literature rarely share the same stage, but at this year's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, two samba schools used their parades to tell the stories of Black Brazilian female authors. It's an unusual recognition of writers who have been historically marginalized due to their race and gender.