This is a tour in a black territory which has been on a denial since the abolition of the slavery. The region is also a cultural, historical, archaeological, tourist and geographical tour that includes the Gamboa and Saúde neighborhoods.
This tour is an open-air history and cultural for visitors, or even a field class for students and educators. On tour, we highlight characters not celebrated in the Brazilian history, such as, André Rebouças, Tia Ciata, Donga, Machado de Assis, João Alabá, Prata Preta, among others. As well as, we expose the new researches that have been developed by the current historiography.
On tour, we will visit the Salt Stone (a black community listed on Cultural Heritage State Institute - INEPAC), the Hanging Garden, as other relevant historical sites. As a point of great world importance, we will also visit the Valongo Wharf, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2017, after being listed in the Cultural Heritage National Institute in Brazil (IPHAN). Through the Valongo wharf, more than one million of Africans were forcibly disembarked for a new life in the Americas.
The tour highlights the influence of the black people in the construction of national identity, the racial prejudice, the economy and the culture over the centuries.
Through a team of expertised guides on the subject and also with a reeducational, decolonial and anti-racist approach, the tour is a walking through the history, the pain, the struggle and the resistance! It's about the black roots from those who came before us and reinvented themselves in a new world.
We aim to look at the past in a reflexive way, to find out the present and build a new future as the Sankofa, the ancient African bird suggests.
The route from TUESDAY to SATURDAY:
- Santa Rita Church
- San Francisco of Prainha Church
- João Inácio alley
- Prainha Square
- Mercedes Baptista statue
- Salt Stone
- Hanging Garden of Valongo
- Pedro II Docks
- Valongo Wharf
- Harmony Square
- The New Black Institute**
- Museum of Afro-Brazilian History and Culture***
The route on SUNDAYS:
- France-Brazil House
- President Vargas Avenue
- Santa Rita Church
- Conceição Hill
- San Francisco of Prainha Church
- Hilário Jovino Mosaic
- Prainha Square
- Mercedes Baptista statue
- Salt Stone
- Hanging Garden of Valongo
- Pedro II Docks
- Valongo Wharf
Included: English Speaking Guide and the ticket for the New Black Institute
Not included: Food and beverages.
** On Sundays, attractions such as the New Black Institute and Muhcab are closed. The tour is available and carried out with the exclusion of these spaces, with the addition of other points of interest.
Tour Guide:
Approximated duration: 3h/3h30
Idiom: English.
Time: 1 PM.
This tour is not suitable for people with low mobility. Walking with ascents and stairs.
Temperature: We suggest the use of loose and light clothes, comfortable shoes (sneakers) and hats. We recommend using sunscreen, sunglasses and bringing water bottles.
Weather condition: Bring umbrellas and rain covers! The tour will take place even in cloudy weather. The tour will be canceled in case of medium/torrential rain, but we will confirm BY EMAIL between 12 and 2 hours before the event. Please, let us know an available email and phone number.
Company Policy: Etnias Turismo e Cultura Operator is not responsible for the physical integrity of the travellers, due to any adversity that may occur during the circuit.
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06/04/2023
09h - 13h
07/04/2023
13h30 - 17h30
08/04/2023
13h30 - 17h30
