The Middle Passage
The term used to describe the transatlantic journey that forcibly transported African people to the Americas.
What is the Middle Passage?
The arrival of enslaved Africans in Brazil significantly shaped this country's culture and identity.
What is Brazil
Brazil received more enslaved Africans than any other location in this region.
What is the Americas?
The year Brazil became the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery.
What is 1888?
This groups preserved their culture practices despite enslavement and displacement
Who are African-born people?
The approximate number of enslaved Africans still in Brazil when slavery was abolished.
What is 1.5 million?