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Maria Auxiliadora: On the Terrace of the World

The granddaughter of a woman who was enslaved and the daughter of rural workers, Maria Auxiliadora was born in Campo Belo, Minas Gerais: a region historically known for the occupation of quilombos and less favored communities. At the age of three, she migrated to São Paulo where she lived in multiple locations. When going through her biographical narratives, it is not uncommon to find passages that situate her work in different social contexts. The first is in relation to her own family. The “Silva family were Afro-Brazilian artists” with no less …