Eliete Paraguassu, 42, who is the first candidate from Ilha de Mare to run for state deputy in Bahia, travels by boat with her friends and family from Ilha de Mare to the mainland, in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil August 21, 2022. Paraguassu is one of the record number of Black candidates running for state and federal office in October 2022 elections. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
