Born in the city of Parana Telemaco Borba, 249 kilometers from Curitiba, Nelson Maca, 47, has expressed the ideas of the black movement for 13 years. At 22, he moved to Salvador in search of a black Bahia and to study at Universidade Federal da Bahia (Ufba). Today, a literature professor at Universidade Católica do Salvador (UCSAL), […]
Poetry from the Margins: Slam Poetry in Salvador
Much like the afoxés, neighborhood art collectives that make up a network of slam poetry groups and movements throughout Salvador, engage residents, primarily youth, to promote socio-cultural awareness, critical thinking and reflective discussion, civic activism, and pride in African heritage through art and poetry heavily influenced by hip-hop culture and pan-africanism. Collectives commonly host a […]
Capoeira Angola
Capoeira Angola is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines acrobatics, fighting, music, African history and philosophy and refers to every capoeira style that keeps the traditions held before the creation of the Regional style. Enslaved Africans brought the movements of Capoeira Angola to Brazil, disguising the martial elements of Capoeira Angola as dance and adding […]