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Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
Lifestyle & Travel, Travel
4h18 | 2023 | PG
Overview
A photographer in search of his origins and a well-informed historian travel together through 9 African countries. There, they visit sites that serve as memorials of the times of slavery and look for traces of the African cultural heritage that shaped Brazilian society.
Credits
Director
Cast
Nelson Breve, Penha Ramos
César Fraga, Maurício Barros de Castro
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Genre
Released
Travel
2023
Episodes
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 1 - The Beginning
César and Maurício tell how the idea of photographing places that serve as memorials of the times of slavery in 9 African countries came about and what difficulties they faced in carrying out the expedition.
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 2 - Cape Verde
In this moving episode, César and Maurício tell how they found a pillory completely preserved as a reminder of slavery in Cape Verde, the first country they visited and where the transatlantic trade of enslaved Africans originated.
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 3 - Senegal
Travelers César and Maurício's first encounter with Muslim Africa shows them the cultural diversity of Senegal expressed in the contrast between the bustling capital Dakar and the serenity of Gorée Island, which keeps alive its memories of slavery.
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 4 - Guinea-Bissau
In Guinea-Bissau, César and Maurício come across boys doing movements similar to those of capoeira, an important piece of African heritage in Brazilian culture. They also find exposed chains as a memory of slavery.
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 5 - Ghana
The travelers photograph sites that serve as places of remembrance of slavery in Ghana. Ghana was the first African country to gain independence and this is where the descendants of slaves who returned from Brazil, known as “tabons”, live.
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 6 - Togo
On their journey, César and Maurício arrive in Togo. In this country, they receive an amulet, deconstruct their prejudices regarding voduns, and end up participating in a funeral very similar to the funeral rituals of the Brazilian Candomblé.
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 7 - Benin
On the trip to Benin, César and Maurício witness several rare and unusual rituals, and notice the influence of the Brazilian culture brought by the “agudás”, the freed slaves who returned to the African continent.
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 8 - Nigeria
In Nigeria, the travelers notice the influence of the Brazilian culture brought by the slaves who returned to Africa when freed, and photograph a Carnival parade similar to those of Brazil, but with its own peculiarities.
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 9 - Angola
César and Maurício arrive in Angola, a country with great cultural affinity with Brazil. They are moved while photographing the footprint of Queen Ginga, a great warrior in the fight against Portuguese colonialism, in a cave.
Sankofa: Africa that lives within you S1
EP 10 - Mozambique
In the final stage of their African journey, César and Maurício visit sites that serve as places of remembrance of slavery in Mozambique, the last route of the transoceanic trade of enslaved black people.
EP 1 - The Beginning
2023 | 0h25
EP 2 - Cape Verde
2023 | 0h25
EP 3 - Senegal
2023 | 0h26
EP 4 - Guinea-Bissau
2023 | 0h26
EP 5 - Ghana
2023 | 0h26
EP 6 - Togo
2023 | 0h26
EP 7 - Benin
2023 | 0h26
EP 8 - Nigeria
2023 | 0h26
EP 9 - Angola
2023 | 0h26
EP 10 - Mozambique
2023 | 0h26
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