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[ cida speaking portuguese ] >> anthony: zora prides herself for preparing food in the tradition of the enslaved african women who were, in her view, the matriarchs of the minera cuisine. she cooks with a serious focus on vegetables and greens, ingredients from the yard, basically what her predecessors had to work with, and applies west african technique. this is angu -- a dish simply made of cornmeal and water or milk, cooked for hours. there's ora-pro-nóbis, a native green very rich in protein. it was known as the "poor people's meat" and its use dates back to colonial times when african co...

>> cida: she said it does not fit. [ zora santos speaking portuguese ] >> anthony: refresh my memory. [ zora santos speaking portuguese ] >> anthony: but you don't -- you don't think it meant anything? did it not in any way redefine what is beautiful? [ zora santos speaking portuguese ] [ band singing ] ♪

Zora's daughter, catarina, and friends uli and cida. >> anthony: well, how african is brazilian cuisine in general? >> zora santos: uh, 99%. >> anthony: what do you think white brazilians -- would they say the same thing? [ zora santos speaking portuguese ] [ cida speaking portuguese ] >> anthony: zora prides herself for preparing food in the tradition of the enslaved african women who were, in her view, the matriarchs of the minera cuisine. she cooks with a serious focus on vegetables and greens, ingredients from the yard, basically what her predecessors had to work with, and applies west afr...

>> anthony: but you had huge success as a model. how -- how did this -- [ zora santos speaking portuguese ] >> cida: she said it does not fit. [ zora santos speaking portuguese ] >> anthony: refresh my memory. [ zora santos speaking portuguese ] >> anthony: but you don't -- you don't think it meant anything? did it not in any way redefine what is beautiful? [ zora santos speaking portuguese ]

Portuguese ] [ cida speaking portuguese ] >> anthony: ooh. >> uli: the catholic and protestants, they have similar ideology that the black people, right, should -- >> anthony: be satisfied now because it will pay off later. we'll get you next time. >> uli: because, yeah. exactly. [ band singing ] ♪ >> anthony: but you had huge success as a model. how -- how did this -- [ zora santos speaking portuguese ]