Can Brazil’s Quilombos Survive?

Quilombo Country documentary reveals the modern-day challenges faced by Brazil’s runaway slave communities

By Anne Kogan

Unlike the United States, where slavery is too often relegated to the shadows of history, in Brazil the memory is still alive—especially in the Quilombos, the encampment communities that escaped or freed African slaves founded in the country’s vast mountain ranges and deep jungles. Leonard Abrams’ documentary, Quilombo Country, examines the legacy of slavery that haunts the people who live… return to article

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Can Brazil’s Quilombos Survive?

Quilombo Country documentary reveals the modern-day challenges faced by Brazil’s runaway slave communities

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Quilombo Country documentary reveals the modern-day challenges faced by Brazil’s runaway slave communities

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