Tag: Pequena África
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Throughout October, the ‘Museu de Arte do Rio’ (Rio’s Museum of Art), or MAR, has been transforming itself into a ‘lugar de criança’ (place for children) every weekend. This Saturday,...
By Ciara Long, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Coming into existence when the bones of more than 15,000 slaves were discovered underneath a house in Rio’s port zone, the Instituto Pretos Novos (IPN) is Rio’s free slavery museum....
By Chesney Hearst, Senior Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Passados Presentes – Memória da Escravidão no Brasil (Past Gifts - The Memory of Slavery in Brazil), a new, free mobile phone application routes landmarks in Rio de Janeiro...
