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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eraldo Peres and Elonore Hughes

Brazilian Indigenous women use fashion to showcase their claim to rights and the demarcation of land

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Indigenous women in Brazil’s capital Brasilia showcased their creations during a fashion event as part of the Third March of Indigenous Women to claim women’s rights and the demarcation of Indigenous lands.

Under a huge white marquee, models in headdresses, necklaces and traditional attire strutted along a catwalk lined with green foliage to the cheers of a couple of hundred onlookers, many of whom had their smartphones out to share the event on social networks.

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