Ouro Preto, Brazil

São Cristóvão Quarter

São Cristóvão Quarter, Ouro Preto

The São Cristóvão Quarter is an Afro-Brazilian neighborhood of Ouro Preto, a hillside community rooted in the lives of enslaved and freed Black miners. It remains a living center of congado, the Rosary brotherhoods, and Afro-diasporic memory.

What the app adds

Roots Earth has a longer story for São Cristóvão Quarter, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Location

Coordinates: -20.38194, -43.50139

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