In the 17th century in Brazil, works of art were created with scenes of enslavement inserted in landscapes that are attempts at Eurocentric descriptions idealizing slavery as an exotic and even beautiful world to appreciate. What is behind the beauty of the painting “Engenho de Mandioca” by the Spanish Modesto Brocos, through the narrative vision of a woman portrayed in the background of this painting.
Four young people talk about the obstacles they face because they are effeminate and discreet in a macho society. Dressed in feminine costumes, they decide to protest by parading in the streets to show that being feminine is not being inferior.
