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SALVADOR |

Brazil

A fight to preserve African roots at ALL COSTS. The presence of the ancestors were felt in every aspect of this place—from the architecture, food, and religion.

MY CONNECTION TO THIS PLACE IN ONE-WORD:

RESISTANCE

 
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GOING THE DISTANCE

To see that the enslaved African carvers, who were forced to build this pure gold-plated church for the Portuguese parishioners, intentionally distort the faces of the white cherubs.

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DOWN FOR THE COUNT

Ingredigents for Acarajé (same name as Nigerian dish):

Okra

Beans (blended to a dough then fried)

Shrimp

Palm Oil

Seasonings

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T.K.O.

The Orishas (gods) arrived to the New World the same time as the enslaved Africans from across the Atlantic. Long worshipped in secret, they guided and fought alongside the enslaved, and eventually preservered through disguise in Catholicism and integration of West African practices from the Yoruba, Fon, and Ewe tribes.