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'Requiem in Samba', Alex Majoli

Magnum Photos
“Even in death they find samba is there.” Living in the poor favelas of Brazil, photographer Alex Majoli encountered a beautiful but violent culture shaped by the constant spectre of death. openDemocracy presents a Magnum slideshow with audio commentary and music, featuring photographs from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro.
15 - 05 - 2006

Alex Majoli, 1995
Alex Majoli, 1995
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Alex Majoli was born 1971 in Ravenna, Italy. He joined Magnum Photos in 1996 as a nominee and became a full member of the cooperative in 2001. He is one of the authors of the exhibition "off broadway". He lives between New York and Milan.

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