Unveiling memories: photographic essay of the Cais do Valongo washing
‘Their culture, their songs and dancesGather their memories here.’(Valongo, Samba-enredo by Acadêmicos do Salgueiro 1976 by Edmundo Braga) The verses above reveal that before we thought of a historical heritage title for Cais do Valongo or the emergence of works on its historical and archaeological...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2025
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/proa/article/view/18558 |
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| Summary: | ‘Their culture, their songs and dancesGather their memories here.’(Valongo, Samba-enredo by Acadêmicos do Salgueiro 1976 by Edmundo Braga)
The verses above reveal that before we thought of a historical heritage title for Cais do Valongo or the emergence of works on its historical and archaeological value, the legacy of that space, which witnessed the horrors of slavery, but also bonds of sociability and resistance, was already being passed down orally. These memories gathered in and around the Cais have turned Rio de Janeiro's port region into a Little Africa. |
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| ISSN: | 2175-6015 |
