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Menias de Sinha by Pedro David

Singing Sadness Away: The “Meninas de Sinha”

March 6, 2013 by Ronise Nepomuceno 0 Comments

The “Meninas de Sinha” is a singing group formed by working class afro-descendent women. They are  from the Aglomerado Vera Cruz, a favela in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais. Their age group ranges from 50 to 93.  The “Meninas de Sinha” was founded by Valdete da Silva Cordeiro […]

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