The Brazilian Connection – Celebrating Legacy’s 25th Anniversary
This virtual event run by Legacy 1995 focuses on Nigeria’s Afro-Brazilian heritage. It will explore the stories of Africans who returned from Brazil. This discussion also aims to provide an opportunity for Nigerian’s with Brazilian descent to connect and explore their history.
What is Legacy 1995?
Legacy 1995 is a non-profit organisation ‘actively involved in the preservation and promotion’ of Nigeria’s cultural heritage and history. This organisation is currently looking to ‘reconnect with the Afro-Brazilian past in the present‘.
What can you expect?
To hear from various Speakers including:
FEMKE VAN ZEIJL, A DUTCH JOURNALIST/WRITER LIVING AND WORKING IN NIGERIA
Graciano Martins, President of the Brazilian Descendant’s Association
Lisa Earl-Castillo, independent scholar and author of numerous articles on Afro-Brazilian and Aguda history
Titilola Marinho-Anigdugbe, a Nigerian researching the Brazilian roots of her Nigerian/Beninese family
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