Amplifying the voices of the queer BIPOC communities in Rio de Janeiro - 'Carioca, Negro & Queer’ aims to deconstruct marginalised narratives built around black queer bodies, focusing on those living in favelas and peripheries within the capital.⁠ ⁠ The election of the current president has represented a large threat to the safety and well-being of communities within Rio’s peripheries. An overt anti-black and anti-LGBTQ+ necropolitics that specifically targets the lower income class.⁠ ⁠ In this series, photographer Rody Oliveira celebrates black queer culture, illustrating their strength, passions and resilience, in hopes of inspiring the community to fight back.⁠ ⁠ 📸: @rodyoli