(Hayes 2009: 65).” Some women have committed themselves to plastic surgery, which continually instigates the sexual stigma, while others claim the presence of a Pomba Gira. Without financial resources, many women cannot afford a psychiatrist and are forced to deal with their sexual problems themselves (Hayes 2009: 67). The idea of a Pomba Gira sounds much like an imaginary friend that you can place as a scapegoat, and because it has been so religiously and culturally inscribed in the Afro-Brazilian