photo: Tarisai Ngangura | Irma Nilza, 77 was born in the neighboring city of Muritiba, 20 minutes from Cachoeira. As a member of the Sisterhood, she greets those who come to the festival.
photo: Tarisai Ngangura | Irma Nilza exercising inside the Church of the Sisterhood of Good Death, a day before the third day of walking around the city.
photo: Tarisai Ngangura | The Sisterhood of Boa Morte through the years.
photo: Tarisai Ngangura | Dona Dalva, 90, is the oldest sister in the Sisterhood and a leading figure in Brazil’s Samba community. Here she is standing with nine-year-old Tiffany (on her left), watching a Capoeira match before the beginning of the Samba de Roda.
photo: Tarisai Ngangura | Olivia Santana (white head wrap)
photo: Tarisai Ngangura | Irma Adelide, Irma Nilza, and Irma Anna Gilda walking during the event.
photo: Tarisai Ngangura | The women getting ready to begin the march around the city of Cachoeira to mark the first day of the celebrations of Boa Morte. The Sisterhood, along with over 50,000 visiting tourists and the locals, walk alongside one another.
photo: Tarisai Ngangura | Irma Jordeana, 43, is the youngest sister in the Sisterhood.
photo: Tarisai Ngangura | Dona Dalva dancing in the Samba circle to sound of handclaps, drums, and tambourines.