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Quilombos
The word “quilombo”, which has its roots in several West African languages, including what is now Congo and Angola, translates roughly as “encampment.” During pre-slavery times, it denoted settlements of runaway slaves in Brazil. Another term for the same type…
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Sisterhood of the Good Death
The Irmandade de Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte (Sisterhood of Our Lady of the Good Death) was born around 150 years ago in the quarters that housed the slaves of the sugarcane mills. It was formed exclusively by black women…
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Caingangue Baskets in São Paulo
Originally posted on Sidewalk City:
The Caingangue people are an indigenous Brazilian group whose ancestral lands span several south and central Brazil states, including the State of São Paulo. Today there are approximately 34,000 members of the Caingangue people. On…
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Artist Focus – Djavan
Originally posted on Violões De Alta Classe:
Djavan is a Samba & MPB ( Música popular brasileira )?musician originally from Maceió in north eastern Brazil. Moving to Rio in 1973, Djavan gained attention and recorded his first album?A Voz,…
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Who Needs the Humanities When You Have Jair Bolsonaro?
Originally posted on Idler on a hammock:
According to President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian education leaves a lot to be desired. “Everything is going increasingly downhill,” he said last month, to journalists during a trip to Dallas. “What we want is…
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Featured Artist June 2019 – Ruthless Rap Assassins — UK Hip-Hop Map
For the first time we take the Featured Artist article away from London and out to the rest of the UK. While London has very much been the focus and epicentre of hip-hop in the UK, other places have had … Continue reading
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