South America-Brazil
Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua (ca. 1824-ca. 1857)
Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua’s biography is the only known biography of a former slave from Brazil. Baquaqua was born around 1824...
Benedita da Silva (1942- )
Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio, prominent Brazilian politician and first Afro-Brazilian member of the senate in the country, was born...
O Clarim da Alvorada (1924-1932)
O Clarim da Alvorada (or Clarim d’Alvorada, the clarion of dawn) was a pioneer Afro-Brazilian newspaper established in 1924 and...
Frente Negra Brasileira (1931-1938)
Frente Negra Brasileira (Brazilian Black Front) originated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil on September 16, 1931, and was...
Milton Nascimento (1942- )
Milton Nascimento, famous Brazilian singer and composer, was born in October 26, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After the...
Aleijadinho (Antonio Francisco Lisboa), 1738-1814)
Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the Aleijadinho (the “little cripple”), prominent Brazilian artist, was born in 1738 to a Portuguese architect father,...
Cartola (1908-1980)
Agenor de Oliveira, known as “Cartola,” renowned Brazilian musician, was born on October 11, 1908 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
Garrincha (Manoel Francisco dos Santos) (1933-1983)
Manoel Francisco dos Santos, renowned Brazilian soccer player, was born in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October...
Abdias do Nascimento (1914- )
Abdias do Nascimento, famous Brazilian writer, scholar, and politician, was born on March 14, 1914, in the state of São...
