Book, Aurea - by Áurea Pereira Steberl

Language: Brazilian Portuguese. Reexist is a brand and movement that transforms the lives of black women around the world. Aurea makes us witnesses of the challenging crossroads in the life of Áurea Pereira Steberl. A woman from a Brazil that tattoos systemic violence such as racism, poverty, misogyny, xenophobia and the continuity of slavery on subordinate bodies. But, above all, the ancestral strength that breaks barriers, and makes Áurea defend her dignity with bravery. From the meeting between two Brazilian women in the diaspora, in their different social places, speech, listening, mutual trust and sharing are born. Paula Macedo Weiss, with affectionate and committed hands, writes together, a biography celebrating the life of Áurea, who is herself, overflowing, as she becomes sovereign in memory, in writing. A story that takes our breath away, makes us hopeful. And with that, provoke us about our places and commitments, essentially, against systemic inequalities in the world. (from the text by Betânia Ramos Schröder, sociologist, activist, mother and author, member of Associação BrasilNilê; Coletivo Afrobras; and board member of Pan-African Women's Empowerment & Liberation Organization)