Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê (movie)
- User score: 10
- Production country: Brazil, United States of America
- Producer: Carolina Moraes-Liu
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 1/21/2010
- Run time: 20 min.
Movie description
Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê follows three women competing to be the carnival queen of Ilê Aiyê, a prominent and controversial Afro-Brazilian group with an all-black membership. The selection is based on Afro-centric notions of beauty, in counterpoint to prevailing standards of beauty in Brazil, a country famous for slim supermodels and plastic surgery. Contestants for the title of Ebony Goddess dress in flowing African-style garments, gracefully performing traditional Afro-Brazilian dances to songs praising the beauty of black women.
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