20 year old brazilian photographer captures effortless cool in new makossa photo editorial

Makossa is a party in Brasilia, Brasil dedicated to celebrating 70s Black dances from the country. Matheus Alves is capturing the partygoers at their most fly in this new editorial. These Brazilian models are serving looks! From long braids and afro puffs, to chokers and mesh, these hip young Brasileiros are bringing their own effortless cool to the camera and killing it in the process. Peep the full editorial below!

By T. McLendon, AFROPUNK Contributor

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Photography by Matheus Alves
Modeling by Nayara Stela, João Sampaio, Camila Badu,
Djully Badu, Luis Fillype, Deagá Ciro, Giovanne Carvalho,
Érica Carvalho, Lucas Rodrigues, Érica Correia, Maria Julia,
Ighor Dias, Ludymilla Chagas, Vanessa Roots, and Leonardo Vieira.