History of Quilombos

thiopian descendant of slaves, São Benedito lived in Italy during the first half of the sixteenth century.

“Eat, pray and celebrate", is the motto of Quilombo São José da Serra! The community, located in the district of Santa Izabel do Rio Preto, in Valença, is a land of friendly people that makes cooking a central character in religious and everyday celebrations. 

Remembering is a way to act on the present. The young Quilombo Sobara, located in a rural area of the municipality of Araruama, Willian, Rosiana and Daniele have used the knowledge of the past as a means of seeking improvements to the community

Two meanings are attached to the word "nobility": (i) people who, by birth, have titles that distinguish them from others; and (ii) moral elevation of individuals