Rio de Janeiro + São Paulo + Salvador + Florianópolis + Maresias  |  2013 - Present

"My heart feels calm in her streets. My body at ease with her music. My stomach is filled full by her sustenance, bringing back the nostalgia of childhood flavors and dishes I never grew up on. My hair curls more loudly and, safe within her borders, I let it scream freely. My skin softens and drips with life-giving beads of perspiration. My beauty is black and unapologetic on her beaches."

-Tess Thomas, The Laughing Diet; “The Girl from Ipanema”