Africa In Brazil Research Articles

In Search of Africa in Brazil: Pierre Verger’s ethnographic view of the black São Luís

Este artigo propõe-se a analisar, com base no campo da Cultura Visual e na metodologia da análise serial de imagens, a produção do fotógrafo de origem francesa Pierre Verger. A análise recai sobre uma série de 6 imagens que mostra manifestações da cultura afro-brasileira existente na cidade de São Luís do Maranhão em 1948. Como resultado, observou-se a importância e polissemia da produção de Verger na valorização da “africanidade” enquanto herança cultural, especialmente em São Luís, considerando a construção histórica de estigmatização da cultura negra pelas elites locais.

Na EKO na EBA - o vai e vem da imigração: cotidiano, identidade e demandas de imigrantes africanos estudantes universitários

Abstract Introduction By embracing cultural diversity, human rights, and social justice – in its practice and knowledge production –, occupational therapy has been interested in discussing the theme of Africa, problematizing different contemporary social dynamics. Objective To understand the trajectory, the construction of identity, and the demands of young African immigrant university students. Method Qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews for data collection and thematic content analysis. Results The first category, “Culture, identity, and daily life: crossing the Black Atlantic”, encompasses the perception of young people about otherness and cultural differences/identifications between Brazil and Africa in their daily lives. The second, “'A country of hunters?': prejudice, discrimination and colonial imaginary” dealt with reports of discrimination in everyday life and the imaginary about Africa in Brazil; The last category, “'The house belongs to the other': institutional support/helplessness and coping strategies”, discusses the conditions of reception and permanence of the African immigrant student at the university. Conclusion The trajectory of African students goes through institutional care, and social and relational needs, which overlap in daily life, culture, and academic performance, emphasizing the experience of racial discrimination inside and outside the university that guides otherness in the construction of subjectivity of young people. The appreciation of African themes demonstrates a tendency of the profession to seek new epistems and decolonial theoretical-methodological constructions that produce other looks for human action in the tension of culture and power relations established by the modern world system.

Cursos migratórios e novas circularidades: migrantes da África Ocidental no Sul do Brasil

Resumo Utilizamos os métodos de entrevista narrativa biográfica e reconstrução de caso biográfico para compreender e explicar as experiências de mobilidade de migrantes da África Ocidental no Brasil. O artigo está fundamentado na sociologia do conhecimento, na sociologia de orientação fenomenológica e na sociologia dos processos e figurações. Os resultados indicam a) a limitação de categorias restritivas para a compreensão do fenômeno, como a baseada em eixos geográficos; b) a necessidade de reconstrução dos deslocamentos anteriores e posteriores dos migrantes para explicar seus cursos migratórios; e c) a tradução dos pertencimentos étnico e religioso e de ativos pessoais e familiares em estratégias que impedem reduzir a explicação das motivações para migrar a determinantes estruturais.

WHEN RELIGION IS CULTURE: OBSERVATIONS ABOUT STATE POLICIES AIMED AT AFRO-BRAZILIAN RELIGIONS AND OTHER AFRO-HERITAGE

Abstract Religion conceived as culture is what supports government initiatives and social engagement aimed at diverse expressions that represent the legacies of Africa in Brazil. Papers by several researchers are systematized to demonstrate this argument, which serves as the discussion presented here in three sections. The first focuses on government measures that directly affect Afro-Brazilian terreiros (ceremonial places). Next, some dimensions of the struggle against religious intolerance are discussed with a look at the leadership role Afro-Brazilian religions play in this regard. Finally, the article points out connections between the Afro-religious universe and the discourse in support of designating acarajé and capoeira as heritage. Thus, some elements of the universe of Afro-heritage, especially in the area of religion, are studied to highlight what is at the heart of this universe - the notion of culture in an ethnic sense.

INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR RAFAEL SANZIO ARAÚJO DOS ANJOS – CIGA-UNB / PROJECT GEOAFRO TO NOVA ESCOLA REVIEW


 The LDB (Lei de Diretrizes e Bases) of 1996 does not mention the Quilombolas Communities. We know that in some aspects the problems with the access to schools are similar to the problems faced in the riverine communities, in the rural zone, and in the indigenous population, for example. Both specified on the law. Which would be the followed orientation when we talk about quilombos?- It is important not to lose sight that exists in space and in the Brazilian population a large territory and people not part of the “Official Brazil”. In this context, we can insert the quilombolas populations, which were excluded secularly of the country and of the priority actions in the decision-making sector. Prejudice and exclusion mark the history of Africa in Brazil and the quilombos, which are considered “the past of Colonial Brazil”, had recently started to have attention of the State and one of them is in the Transitory Devices of the Federal Constituion of 1988. 

A little bit of Africa in Brazil: ethnobiology experiences in the field of Afro-Brazilian religions

This essay, which is the fourth in the series “Recollections, Reflections, and Revelations: Ethnobiologists and Their First Time in the Field”, is a personal reflection by the researcher on his first field experience with ethnobiology of so called Afro-brazilian cults. The author recounts his feelings and concerns associated with initial fieldwork.

Review: Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé, by Stefania Capone and Lucy Lyall Grant

Review: <i>Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé</i>, by Stefania Capone and Lucy Lyall Grant

Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé by Stefania Capone

Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé by Stefania Capone

Is Jorge Amado the Gateway to Brazil, or Not?

In the national and international search for a Brazilian identity, we often say and hear that we are the country of soccer, samba, and Carnaval. This has given us a reputation as a party country, lacking commitment, a reputation reinforced by the economic interests of the entertainment industry. For a long time, particularly within the collective consciousness of the Brazilian people, the predominant perception has been that Brazil is not a "serious country" (many have said Charles De Gaulle was the first to use this phrase in reference to Brazil; however, Carlos Alves de Souza, Brazilian ambas- sador to France during the "Lobster War," cemented its use, and Annick T. Melsan demystified the idea), even though the Brazilian economy and the country's politics have begun to undermine this pejorative reputation. For most Brazilian intellectuals, especially those socially engaged in find- ing a solution to the country's disparities, this view of Brazil is tinged with a profound sadness that arises from the absence of an auspicious present and the distance from a redemptive future. This idea can be found in Paulo Prado's book Retrato do Brasil: Um ensaio sobre a tristeza brasileira (1928) (Portrait of Brazil: An Essay on Brazilian Sadness) and in Gilberto Freyre's classic essays marked by autobiographical witness in Casa-grande e senzala (1933) (The Masters and the Slaves: A Study in the Development of Brazilian Civilization (1946)) and Sobrados e mucambos (1936) (The Mansions and the Shanties: The Making of Modern Brazil (1987)). Additionally, Sergio Buarque de Hollanda in Raizes do Brasil (1936) (Brazilian Roots) and Visao do paraiso (1959) (Vision of Paradise) and Caio Prado Junior in Formacao do Brasil c ontemporâneo (1942) (The Formation of Contemporary Brazil (1967)) highlight "the cordial man,"

Stefania Capone, Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé

Stefania Capone, <i>Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé</i>

Searching for Africa in Brazil. Power and Tradition in Candomblé– By Stefania Capone

Searching for Africa in Brazil. Power and Tradition in Candomblé– By Stefania Capone

Stefania Capone, Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé

Stefania Capone, Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé

Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomble. By Stefania Capone

Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomble. By Stefania Capone

Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé

Searching for Africa in Brazil: Power and Tradition in Candomblé

Classificando “Raças” e “Branqueando” a Nação

This paper discusses the study of South Africa in Brazil and vice-versa, and then offers points of comparison and unifying themes for the future comparative study of the two countries.

Classifying “Race” and “Whitening” the Nation

This paper discusses the study of South Africa in Brazil and vice-versa, and then offers points of comparison and unifying themes for the future comparative study of the two countries.

Blackness without ethnicity: constructing race in Brazil

Introduction: An Afro-Latin Paradox? Ambiguous Ethnic Lines, Sharp Class Divisions, and a Vital Black Culture Negro Parents, Black Children: Work, Color, and Generational Differences From Africa to Afro: Uses and Abuses of Africa in Brazil The Local and Global in Today's Afro-Bahia Funk in Bahia and Rio: Local Versions of a Global Phenomena The Internationalization of Black Culture: A Comparison of Lower-Class Youth in Brazil and the Netherlands The Place of Brazil in the Black Atlantic