• ‘Enough of being bossed around by men’: Brazil’s first all-women samba school dances to its own beat

    ‘Enough of being bossed around by men’: Brazil’s first all-women samba school dances to its own beat
    The sexism, stereotypes and sniggering don’t deter the members of TPM as they prepare to compete in Rio’s carnival• Photographs: Ana Ionova for the GuardianPreparations for Brazil’s carnival are in full swing in Madureira, a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro famed for its strong samba tradition. In a courtyard strewn with colourful paper and fabric scraps, a handful of women are working on costumes.The mostly middle-aged black women snipping, gluing and painting belong to on

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