Abstract
Congados--or congos 1 --are drum-based music and dance ensembles that typically perform during festivals in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint Benedict the Black, and other popular Catholic saints. Congados are common [End Page 4] in many small Brazilian towns, particularly in the southeastern regions of the country. In southern Minas Gerais, where this project was undertaken, the most widely known myth to explain the origin of the tradition claims that congados emerged to celebrate the abolition of slavery, which was proclaimed in Brazil in 1888. Although historical records attest to the existence of such associations long before abolition, congados today are privileged sites for the construction, preservation, and transmission of black social memory.
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