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Irmandade de Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte Ilé Axé Opô Afonjá Afro-Brazilian Literature
A very old black women organization in the city of Cachoeira,
Bahia. Preserving the afro-bahian religious aspects of its culture.
Site about candomblé, a religion brought from Africa to Brazil.
Very informative.
Site dedicated to Afro-Brazilian Literature and its writers.
Adhemar
Ferreira da Silva
A Golden Brazilian.
The only Brazilian ever to win two gold medals in Olympic Games.
Photos and bio.
Manuel Raimundo Querino
The first African Brazilian Historian.
A founding member of the Bahian Geographical and Historical Institute,
he synthesized many of his conclusions in the important essay he wrote
in 1918, "The African Contribution to Brazilian Civilization".
Afro Brazilian Heroes
Meet some of them.
In Portuguese.
Capoeira
A short historical introduction to this dance/martial
art
brought to Brazil by Angolians in the 16th century.
Looking for Afro-Brazilian related books, CDs or Videos?
You will find it at Amazon.com. Tip: type Afro Brazil or
author or artist name on the keywords field.
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