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213 p., A ollection of stories about the lives of 10 remarkable people in the region. From Trinidad, Grenada, St. Lucia and the Dominican Republic to Columbia, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Mexico, readers will come to know individuals whose lives reflect the history and immense changes underway in these countries.
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385 p., The study is not a work about religion but rather of black African identity. Leaning on three black African societies (Yoruba of Benin and Nigeria, Agni-Akan and Senufo Ivory Coast), the author investigates the notion of person. Faced with the question of death, passing moment of earthly existence of man to his condition.
Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil: Universidade de Passo Fundo, UPF Editora
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271 p., Contents: Antigos quilombos, novos quilombolas / Adelmir Fiabani --
A aplicação da Lei de Terras de 1850 no norte do Rio Grande do Sul / Helen Scorsatto Ortiz --
Filhos de criação : uma forma de produção semi-servil / Agostinho Mario DallaVecchia --
O vaqueiro escravizado na fazenda pastoril piauiense / Solimar Oliveira Lima --
Esclavitud y hacienda pastoril en el Uruguay / Eduardo R. Palermo --
O cativo, o gaúcho e o peão : considerações sobre a fazenda pastoril rio-grandense (1680-1964) / Mário Maestri.
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Prev. ed. published: Rio de Janeiro: EdUERJ, 1996, 268 p., Contents: 1. A matriz africana no mundo -- 2. Cultura em movimento : matrizes africanas e ativismo negro no Brasil -- 3. Guerreiras de natureza : mulher negra, religiosidade e ambiente -- 4. Afrocentricidade : uma abordagem epistemológica inovadora.
Palherino sits right above the main docks where ships brought Africans into the country for slavery. The area was given the name Palherino because it was the place where African people were punished. When you walk into Palherino you are greeted by four large Catholic churches that rope off a section of Palherino where a main stage is usually built for free concerts. During the festivities, barbeque pits with seasoned chicken grilling are set up everywhere. And families sell fruit, foods, drinks and beer, all the while dancing to Rhumba or Merengue. Walking through Palherino you will see women of all sizes, shades and colors dressed in big, elaborate head wraps with full white skirts or dresses. This is the traditional Brazilian dress for black women, most of whom earn their living by assisting tourists to restaurants or around Palherino.
