Being Negro in Recife BrazilFootnote^†

† The ethnographic material for this article was mainly collected by Lynn van Leerzem, during 6 months of fieldwork in Recife in 2011 and 2012. When “I” is mentioned in the ethnography, this is Lynn's voice. Monique Nuijten and Pieter de Vries have regularly conducted research in Recife since 2005. The three authors equally contributed to the writing of this article.

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