While in Bahian Recôncavo, I
visited a quilombo --Quilombo
de Sao Francisco of the
Paraguaçu. A beautiful place,
not only because of the lush
greenery; the brightly colored
homes or even the
awe-stricking town peak
overlooking the Paraguaçu
river. The land resonated
with the warrior spirit of
their ancestors who foughtmore

While in Bahian Recôncavo, I
visited a quilombo --Quilombo
de Sao Francisco of the
Paraguaçu. A beautiful place,
not only because of the lush
greenery; the brightly colored
homes or even the
awe-stricking town peak
overlooking the Paraguaçu
river. The land resonated
with the warrior spirit of
their ancestors who fought
against the Portugues. In
addition to sharing their
history and news of their
present struggle for their
rights to their ancestral land
and freedom from murderous
tactics of farmers and police,
they also shared their war cry
that was deeply inspiring...

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Tags quilombo;, Bahia;, Brazil;, Recôncavo;, capoiera