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Expression and cultural identity

This is fashion for Africa culture, with its vibrant
colors and bold prints.

Africa Fashion Week Brazil

If you are passionate about fashion and culture, you cannot miss the biggest African fashion event in Brazil!

Expression and cultural identity

This is fashion for African culture, with
its vibrant colors and bold prints.

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ABOUT US

Africa Fashion Week Brasil is part of the circuit of African Fashion Week London and African Fashion Week Nigeria founded by Queen Ronke in 2011 and is in its 13th edition.

Fashion has been the platform to show where Africa design and its diversity has stood out in the Africa diaspora, in response to a repressed demand from this part of society that seeks an identity with its lifestyle in synergy with its ancestry.

Main responsible for the event

Ademiluyi Ronke FOUNDER OF AFWL, AFWN AND CURATOR OF AFWB

Africa Fashion Week (AFW) was conceived by Queen Ronke Ademiluyi Ogunwusi (great granddaughter of the late Ooni Ajagun Ademiluyi, the King of the Kingdom of Ife, now located in Osun State, Nigeria) in 2011 in London and in 2014 won the Nigeria edition. today, adding 12 years of history, AFW is one of the most important events in fashion from the UK and West Central Africa. In 2018, he signed with FEAFRO International Institute the transfer of know-how and technology for realization in Brazil.

Silvana Saraiva AFWB CEO AND GENERAL DIRECTOR

AFW arrives in Brazil through businesswoman Silvana Saraiva, who holds the patent for holding the event in the country and has been working for 17 years in the bilateral promotion between Brazil and Africa carrying out the FEAFRO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FAIR and in the presidency of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil Africa Cedeao FEAFRO. With its know-how in FEAFRO will bring delegations of buyers to the event coming mainly from African countries with an interest in several products from the fashion sector, such as: apparel, accessories, footwear, beauty products, decoration, etc.

Carlos Cruz VICE-PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF CASTING AFWB

Born in Salvador, Carlos José de Santana Cruz, 27 years old, model, entrepreneur and digital influencer, better known as O Rei da Favela, a name adopted to honor his grandfather, is one of the inspirations for young black people, especially in Salvador. His life story is something motivating, making other young people believe in their potential, that black people can go where they want and make all their dreams come true Besides being a Model, Influencer and Businessman, Carlos has been standing out lately as a casting director and has already produced some photographic projects and fashion shows, some of them in the biggest fashion week in Brazil (São Paulo Fashion Week) and Casa de Criadores.

Rodrigo Los Maneros COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT

Rodrigo Braga is CFO of the Brazil Africa CEDEAO FEAFRO Chamber of Commerce. known as Ecowas Brazil Chamber of Commerce, he also holds the position of vice-president of the Feafro International Institute, partner of the company Feafro Corporation and Silvana Saraiva Marketing Cultural e Eventos. Currently, he accumulates the position of general coordinator of the international headquarters of FEAFRO CORPORATION in Angola, Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Cape Verde, together with the headquarters in Miami and Mexico City.

IN FACT

An amazing timeline

AFWL Foundation

2011

Aiming to promote African fashion globally. African Fashion Week London is the longest running festival in the UK and Europe supporting and promoting emerging African designers .

2011

2014

AFWN Inauguration

2014

Agreement with FEAFRO

2018

Signing of an agreement with the FEAFRO Institute to organize the African Fashion Week in Brazil.

2018

2020

Agreement with UK

2020

Agreement with the University of Northampton (UK) for mentoring black fashion students

Adire Oodua Textile Hub

2021

Foundation of the Adire Oodua Textile Hub, a free educational unit for women, dedicated to the preservation of traditional fabric manufacturing techniques.

2021

2022