Eliete Paraguassu, 42, who is running for state deputy in Bahia, laughs as she talks to a friend on a bus on their way back home after a campaign activity at Quilombo Acupe, Santo Amaro, Bahia State, Brazil August 21, 2022. Paraguassu is the first woman from the island campaigning for a spot in the Bahia state legislature – one of a record number of Black candidates running for state and federal office in Brazil in the October 2022 elections. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
