Rooms for Maids, a Relic of Brazil's Racist Past, Are Disappearing.

The article presents the discussion on Ana Beatriz da Silva's childhood experience in a cramped maid's room has shaped her view on the outdated and inequitable practice of including such rooms in Brazilian homes. Topics include Brazil's reckoning with its history of slavery, the role of architecture in perpetuating inequality; and the growing rejection of these spaces by younger generations.