Most prominent in Brazil, the annual Carnaval festival has dug its roots into grounds worldwide and Mexico is no different, where several small towns take pride in the country’s African roots and presence, identifying as an ‘Afromestizo.’ These celebrations were brought to the America’s by the Spanish and Portuguese from the 15th century, it is said that they have pagan origin, with participants wearing colorful capes and animal masks, of bulls, deer, goats and cows giving a unique expression of African-Mexican folk art. Welcome to: AFROMESTIZO Illuminating the Invisible’
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