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​Dona Ivone de Lara performs during the 21st Brazilian Music Awards 2010.

Dona Ivone de Lara performs during the 21st Brazilian Music Awards 2010.

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14 Outstanding Black Women In Samba's History

These women built a legacy within Brazil's predominantly male (and often machista) samba scene.