ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to focus on the ways in which Muslim women construct their religious identities and performances through veiling practices. It explores the different manners in which hijab and its multiple uses are managed in everyday lives of the women the authors worked with during their research, and how that religious symbol is enmeshed in their life histories, professional careers and social relationships. The chapter is based on data collected through interviews and ethnographic research in Muslim communities in Brazil between 2013 and 2015, mainly in the city of Rio de Janeiro. In order to address these issues, the chapter follows Emma Tarlo's notion of 'sartorial biographies' in order to analyse three biographical trajectories of hijabi women in Brazil. The first woman we talked to was Rafaela, 36 years old. The second one was Dania, 32 years old, born in Florianópolis to Palestinian Sunni parents who came to the country in the 1970s. The third woman was Andiara.
