Warrior – Ann “Nunu” Licharew – Brazil 2024

Traditionally, when earning your first capoeira cord, you receive a fighter alias. “Warrior.” After the nine months I spent as a Fulbright Scholar in Bahia, Brazil shooting a documentary highlighting Afro-Brazilian martial arts, graffiti, and ancestral cuisine, I never imagined myself exhibiting actions worthy of such a title. Feeling nervous and offbeat, I entered the […]