Afro-Brazilians
African-descended South Americans
Afro-Brazilians are Brazilians of African descent, tracing ancestry to the millions of enslaved Africans brought to Brazil during the Atlantic slave trade.
Brazil received more enslaved Africans than any other country in the Americas.
Afro-Brazilians have profoundly shaped Brazilian culture—samba, capoeira, Candomblé, and much of the nation's cuisine and music derive from African roots.
Despite comprising roughly half the population, Afro-Brazilians face persistent economic inequality and underrepresentation in positions of power.
Brazilian martial dance form
Afro-Brazilian celebratory dance
Complete absence of light
Afro-Brazilian celebratory dance
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- legacyWhat's passed down
- descendantsThose who come after
genealogy · traditions · Yoruba · Bantu · ancestors · oral-history · elders · memory
Spanning the ocean between continents
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- BeninWest African republic
- NigeriaWest African federal republic
- AngolaKwanza-using African state
capoeira
Brazilian martial dance form
samba
Afro-Brazilian celebratory dance
blackness
Complete absence of light
samba
Afro-Brazilian celebratory dance
ancestry
Family line of descent
descendants · genealogy · traditions · Yoruba · Bantu · ancestors · oral-history · elders · memory · matriarchs
transatlantic
Spanning the ocean between continents
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- BeninWest African republic
- NigeriaWest African federal republic
Afro-Braziliansslaveholders
Owners of enslaved people
European settlers · plantation owners · Amerindians · indigenous peoples
Afro-Brazilian, African, Africans, Africa, Brazil, Brazilian, Brazilians