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The New Fire Ceremony is a ritual performed by the Mexicas “Mexican tribe”. According to several archaeological interpretations, it was practiced by other peoples of central Mexico during the post-classical period. The importance of the ceremony is that it represented the search for balance and order for the universe. In their worldview, the creation of the sun was represented through this ceremony, the renewal of the commitment at the end of an era maintained the continuity of the solar movement and the pact celebrated by the gods to give life to this world. "2019, Mexico"

Daniel Taveira was born in Tocantinopolis, Tocantins, Brazil. In 2010, after putting aside his Masters Degree in Finances from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Taveira moved to Mexico. In Mexico, he met renowned photographer Nadine Markova and became her disciple. Studying under Markova, Taveira began to pursue the “decisive instant,” which meant his lenses would capture the uniqueness of everyday moments through light, colors, forms, expressions and emotions. Taveira’s portraits are lavish depictions of humanity's diversity, his landscape and urban photographs are pristine in technique, abundant, full of colors and shapes.