Honoring Dona Dalva Damiana de Freitas: A Member of the Sisterhood of Our Lady of the Good Death and Titan of Samba de Roda

As a part of “On Sisterhood and Sobreviver”, our latest archival project honoring Irmandade de Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte (Sisterhood of Our Lady of the Good Death), a Bahia, Brazil-based confraternity led by Black women that has existed for over 200 years, we celebrate the life and leadership of Dalva Damiana de Freitas, a member of the Sisterhood and a titan of samba de roda

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