{"title":"Carlos Fonseca","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarlos Fonseca é um diplomata brasileiro formado em História, com mestrado em Políticas Públicas pela Harvard Kennedy School. Trabalhou como fotojornalista na imprensa carioca e foi correspondente de publicações da França e do Chile. Publicou \u003cem\u003eCartas d’África\u003c\/em\u003e, com entrevistas e fotos de descendentes africanos dos retornados; \u003cem\u003eBordemar\u003c\/em\u003e, uma coletânea de histórias e fotos do litoral chileno; e \u003cem\u003eBrazilian Rhythms, World Drums\u003c\/em\u003e, resultado de pesquisa sobre a difusão internacional do samba e do samba reggae.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"os-retornados","title":"The returnees","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe little-known story of the returnees, the “Brazilians in Africa” who returned to their continent bringing with them influences of Brazilian culture that survive in the cuisine, celebrations, religion and daily lives of many families in countries such as Togo, Nigeria and Benin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e*The Returnees: The Story of Former Slaves Who Left Brazil and Formed Afro-Brazilian Communities in the Bight of Benin*\u003c\/em\u003e , Carlos Fonseca tells us about the returnees, freed slaves, and their descendants who returned to Africa, voluntarily or forced—deportees from the Malê Revolt, for example—in a movement that began in 1835 and continued into the 20th century. They include the Tabon people of Ghana, the Agudá people of Benin, and many others in various countries across the African continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe author analyzes the motivations behind this decision and the challenges faced by those who embarked on this journey back to Africa. In these pages, Carlos Fonseca introduces us to fascinating characters, each on their own journey of self-discovery and reconnection with the land of their ancestors, many in search of the citizenship that Brazil so often denied them. The historical, cultural, and social complexities surrounding this return movement are numerous, and the author offers us accounts that help us understand this delicate relationship between the returnees, their descendants, and Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Personal accounts and interviews reveal the nuances of the Afro-Brazilian experience in Africa. From the search for lost ancestral roots to adapting to new social and cultural contexts, the stories told in this book address questions of belonging, legacy, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eHowever, Carlos Fonseca also shows us the other side of this story: the younger generations' lack of interest in preserving Brazil's legacy in Africa. Generations that resist identifying with this legacy formed on the foundations of slavery, with ancestors who were both enslaved and enslavers. From the erasure of Brazilian surnames to the ruin of buildings constructed by Afro-Brazilian hands, this heritage is slowly fading, although efforts are still being made to preserve it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Thus, \u003cem\u003eThe Returned\u003c\/em\u003e offers an in-depth look at the phenomenon of African and Afro-Brazilian returns to Africa and serves as a powerful reminder of human resilience and determination in the search for true connection and belonging. It is essential reading for those interested in the African diaspora and the complex intersections between identity, history, and migration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\"This book has a sense of urgency. Reading it is not only a pleasurable task, due to the author's pleasant, talented, and fluid style, but also a pressing need to capture a piece of Brazilian history and culture that is rapidly fading into the time and space of another continent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e From the preface by Laurentino Gomes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159705895164,"sku":"9788501920645","price":119.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/03132aa69dcd2f66f87316f373858970.jpg?v=1778874273"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/carlos-fonseca.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}