The mural project honouring the Black cultural heritage of Rio de Janeiro – photo essay
Despite its majority Afro-descendant population, fewer than 10% of public monuments across Rio commemorate Black people. Photographer María Magdalena Arréllaga chronicles the project seeking to redress the balance Once home to the world’s largest port of arrival for enslaved Africans, Rio de Janeiro has, like the rest of Brazil, a majority Afro-descendant population. Many of the country’s most prominent Black figures – scientists, lawyers, athletes, politicians, writers, musicians, activists and
Estácio
Luiz Melodia
María Magdalena Arréllaga
Rio de Janeiro
Évolution chronologique
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Un projet de fresques murales à Rio honore le patrimoine culturel noir brésilien
Moins de 10 % des monuments de Rio honorent les figures noires. Un projet de fresques murales documenté par une photographe tente de rééquilibrer la mémoire collective.