Rita Rainho was born in the northern hemisphere, where she studied Fine Arts. Rainho works between Cape Verde, Brazil, and Mozambique and holds a PhD in Arts Education from the Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty, University of Porto. Rainho collaborates with University of Porto, Research Institute in Art, Design and Society (i2ADS); University of Cape Verde, Centre for Gender and Family Research (CIGEF), Oficina de Utopias [Office of Utopias], Cape Verde.
In this essay, researchers Celeste Fortes and Rita Raínho chart the role of women in the history of Cape Verde’s liberation movement through the film ‘Canhão de Boca’.