Selected images of a commissioned work for Instituto Consulado da Mulher (NGO - non-governmental organization) created in 2016. The focus of the imagery was the visual storylelling of women empowerment throughtout several brazilian regions.
Since 2013 the Consulado da Mulher hosts a national award that aims to identify and collaborate with the development of women's enterprises throughout Brazil, believing that every investment made to women are key to the local socio-economic development.
The Consulado da Mulher advisory process is through tools that enable the management and regular monitoring of these women in their activities, raising awareness, suggesting changes and improvements, as well as through financial and structural incentives - is a way to empower and value work as well as generating income itself.
Women Empowerment (Consulado da Mulher)
![Members of Association of remaining Quilombolas. Caiçara de Baixo community; Cruz/CE, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-associacao_remanescentes_quilombolas-1135-bruno_fujii-mxB8Kv38e6UZO2Rj.webp)
![Maria Marcelia and Paula Soledad working space at Association of remaining Quilombolas. Caiçara de Baixo community; Cruz/CE,](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-associacao_remanescentes_quilombolas-maria_marcelia-paula_soledad-0511-bruno_fujii-AoPNKB0264H8M51p.webp)
![Maria Marcelia, member of Association of remaining Quilombolas. Caiçara de Baixo community; Cruz/CE, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-associacao_remanescentes_quilombolas-coco-0597-bruno_fujii-A0xrXykwVLI5Kv4e.webp)
![Maria Marcelia, member of Association of remaining Quilombolas. Caiçara de Baixo community; Cruz/CE, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-associacao_remanescentes_quilombolas-maria_marcelia-0819-bruno_fujii-dJoNgj7b8VF091ra.webp)
![Paula Soledad, member of Association of remaining Quilombolas. Caiçara de Baixo community; Cruz/CE, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-associacao_remanescentes_quilombolas-paula_soledad-0883-bruno_fujii-mP4NrqDg53UnOQ2v.webp)
![Nair Silva and Maria Zilma, members of Association of remaining Quilombolas. Caiçara de Baixo community; Cruz/CE, Brazil - 20](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-associacao_remanescentes_quilombolas-maria_zilma-nair_silva-0176-bruno_fujii-Yg25K8GZNguM54Dy.webp)
![Maria Zilma, member of Association of remaining Quilombolas. Caiçara de Baixo community; Cruz/CE, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-associacao_remanescentes_quilombolas-maria_zilma-0275-bruno_fujii-YX4zgQ8gKBcgy8kN.webp)
![Nair Silva and Maria Zilma, members of Association of remaining Quilombolas. Caiçara de Baixo community; Cruz/CE, Brazil - 20](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-associacao_remanescentes_quilombolas-nair_silva-maria_zilma-0229-bruno_fujii-d95rnReJPzsPj3nr.webp)
![Nair Silva, member of Association of remaining Quilombolas. Caiçara de Baixo community; Cruz/CE, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-associacao_remanescentes_quilombolas-nair_silva-0330-bruno_fujii-mv0lKE3vaxID0yBG.webp)
![Dona Branca and members of AMAR (Association of Rural Women Farmers). Taruma-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160816-consulado_da_mulher-amar-dona_branca-elizandra_dias-maria_francisca-0412-bruno_fujii-AR0Vg6qrwxuep2q4.webp)
![Dona Branca working on a jelly product. Taruma-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160816-consulado_da_mulher-amar-geleia-0332-bruno_fujii-YNqNgv8w5ziX50GZ.webp)
![Maria Lindalva and Mrs. Branca, members of AMAR (Association of Rural Women Farmers). Taruma-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-amar-maria_lindalva-dona_branca-0224-bruno_fujii-dWx0gXPV8qczqPLG.webp)
![Maria Lindalva, member of AMAR (Association of Rural Women Farmers). Taruma-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-amar-maria_lindalva-0299-bruno_fujii-mjE5KMZWxytopQD9.webp)
![Maria Lindalva presenting achiote seed at AMAR (Association of Rural Women Farmers). Taruma-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-amar-urucum-0274-bruno_fujii-mxB8Kv3xVkf03jje.webp)
![Mrs. Branca, member of AMAR (Association of Rural Women Farmers). Taruma-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-amar-dona_branca-0235-bruno_fujii-YBgyX3VRaJHK920V.webp)
![Cleociana Figueira, member of AMAR (Association of Rural Women Farmers). Taruma-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-amar-cleociana_figueira-0533-bruno_fujii-m7VkXrLe9QHe0WkR.webp)
![Cleociana Figueira, member of AMAR (Association of Rural Women Farmers). Taruma-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-amar-cleociana_figueira-0553-bruno_fujii-m2WrXKjDgMHK2LRQ.webp)
![Elizandra Dias, member of AMAR (Association of Rural Women Farmers). Tarumã-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-amar-elizandra_dias-0163-bruno_fujii-YBgyX3qJ53uM2bN9.webp)
![Elizandra Dias, member of AMAR (Association of Rural Women Farmers). Tarumã-Mirim - INCRA; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-amar-elizandra_dias-0159-bruno_fujii-Yg25K8b8WquQWEo0.webp)
![Neurilene Cruz, member of Sumimi Restaurant. Três Unidos Village; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-restaurante_sumimi-neurilene_cruz-0294-bruno_fujii-mePGKlNvWEUwZWn8.webp)
![Neurilene Cruz making bread, member of Sumimi Restaurant. Três Unidos Village; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-restaurante_sumimi-massa_de_pao-0171-bruno_fujii-m5KrQV7PajhP8MR5.webp)
![Diamantina, member of Sumimi Restaurant. Três Unidos Village; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-restaurante_sumimi-diamantina-1145-bruno_fujii-AoPNKBklpNcrJBpP.webp)
![Diamantina, member of Sumimi Restaurant. Três Unidos Village; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-restaurante_sumimi-diamantina-1011-bruno_fujii-YD0vX1O31gFBl13z.webp)
![Diamantina's machete, member of Sumimi Restaurant. Três Unidos Village; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-restaurante_sumimi-facao-1156-bruno_fujii-Aq2NKOk231SJjvjD.webp)
![Mikaele, member of Sumimi Restaurant. Três Unidos Village; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-restaurante_sumimi-mikaele-0805-bruno_fujii-mePGKlN16PTE6zgx.webp)
![Rainete and Mikaele, members of Sumimi Restaurant. Três Unidos Village; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-restaurante_sumimi-raienete-mikaele-0789-bruno_fujii-mP4Nrqo0qoUGr4oM.webp)
![Mikaele harvesting "macaxeira" (manioc), member of Sumimi Restaurant. Três Unidos Village; Manaus/AM, Brazil - 2016.](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=258,h=258,fit=crop/YX4zgrVb1qSkGwaM/20160815-consulado_da_mulher-restaurante_sumimi-macaxeira-0737-bruno_fujii-YX4zgQNwrOtG9ejg.webp)
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