This thesis discusses the processes of construction of afro hair braiders occupational identity, and how they have developed their identities based on the establishment of frontiers in relation to the occupational category of hairdressers. The study investigates, by means of hair braiders reports, the reasons why they consider their occupation more than just hairdressing. It presents a brief overview of the political, social, cultural, historical and religious uses of braided and afro hairstyles. It also discusses how the Black Atlantic is present in distinct ways in the work universe of hair braiders and in the development of their black identities. It focus the analysis on the body and manual techniques that get the hair braiders work activity closer to or apart from the activity of hairdressers, articulating categories such as race, class and gender to explain the social and economic conditions structurally assigned to the group. It supports the idea that hair braiding became a profession due to a teaching/learning process established by courses for hair braiders, which become anti-racist, decolonial and, most of all, safe educational spaces for black women. In addition, the research discusses the current use of native categories, such as, a signature hairstyle, camouflage braids and gift for making braids. The research is backed up by theoretical references from the field of Social Anthropology, Anthropology and Sociology of the Body, Anthropology of the Senses, Ethnic-Racial Relations, Black Feminisms, Decoloniality, and Post-Cultural Studies. The research methods and techniques used in the project included field notes, participant observation, semi-structured interviews, literature review and bibliographic survey.