Zumví Afro Photographic Archive
Formed through a commitment to documenting Black life through Black hands, the Zumví Afro Photographic Archive is essential to the history of photography and the Black movement in Brazil. The exhibition brings together around 400 photographs spanning political movements, Afro blocs, religious practices, and popular markets, alongside cultural traditions and everyday scenes that reveal the breadth and depth of this collection.
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Zumví Afro Photographic Archive
March 28 to August 23, 2026
IMS Paulista
Avenida Paulista, 2424, São Paulo/SP - Brasil
Free admission. Tuesdays to Sundays and holidays 10am–8pm. Always closed on Mondays. Last admission: 30 minutes before closing.
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This exhibition is suitable for all audiences.
Founded in 1990 by Lázaro Roberto, Aldemar Marques, and Raimundo Monteiro, three young Black men from the outskirts of Salvador, Zumví is a central photographic archive for the history of Black photography and activism in Brazil. The project documented the lives of Afro-Brazilians in the state of Bahia during an era when the Black population was rarely portrayed by Black photographers. Today, the archive is managed by Lázaro Roberto with the support of his nephew, historian José Carlos Ferreira.