In her memoir Club of Stars, Maria Souza Hogan evokes the cultural celebrations, oral history of northern Brazil.
Rich African heritage and rituals like Candombl , which developed as a result of the slave trade, were a central part of the Brazilian culture she embraces growing up.
The lives of her extended family, her poverty-stricken community, women in particular, are intrinsic to her story.
Souza Hogan's work details life and death in the inhumane slum where she lived with te.
Rocket Science Press Club of stars: a samba of survival in the slums of brazil, paperback/maria souza hogan
