Margareth Menezes: from Carnival Queen to Brazil's Minister of Culture | Songlines
Friday, May 10, 2024

Margareth Menezes: from Carnival Queen to Brazil's Minister of Culture

By Oleno Netto

Margareth Menezes, an icon of Afro-Brazilian music and Salvador’s carnival, talks to Oleno Netto about her European tour and her plans as Brazil’s new Minister of Culture

Margareth Menezes José De Holanda (2)

Margareth Menezes (photo: Jose de Holanda)

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