If you don’t speak Portuguese, it may be best to go with someone who knows the area. “I personally will go to Madureira alone, some people may be intimidated by the area but don’t judge a book by its cover. Hiring a local guide is a must for those who are going for the first time, according to Henry. It’s like a huge Afro-Brazilian block party! Going there and Mercado Madureira are two things that I think African American travelers should do when visiting Rio.” “Going to Parque Madureira on Sundays is one of my favorite activities in Madureira. Block parties, people are outside enjoying the day with friends, and it’s a meeting point for a lot of the Black people from around the city on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.”įor him, visiting this neighborhood is very important. “Madureira reminds me of the USA in the 90s. He owns Flight Life Group, a travel company that organizes trips around the world. Henry is from Ohio, and he’s been travelling to Brazil since 2014. Kurtis Henry (Blue hat) says he loves Madureira. I’d rather be there than in the south zone,” Kurtis Henry told Travel Noire. They have very unique parties every weekend that you can’t find anywhere else in the city. It’s outside of the tourist area and it has a high concentration of Afro-Brazilians. Hip-Hop and R&B were also received very well by the ‘Madureirians’. There, they created Samba schools and maintained Afro-Brazilian traditions. And Madureira was chosen by many as the right place to start a new life. The area, which is now the city’s business and financial district, used to be a vibrant Black neighborhood called Little Africa.Īfter suffering a brutal gentrification process by the city’s government in the beginning of the 20th century, many Afro-Brazilians went to live in favelas (slums) or in distant neighborhoods. In fact, from the 17h century to the 1900s, Rio’s downtown area was resided by many enslaved Blacks and freed Blacks. It is on the opposite side of Rio’s richest areas and where the main tourist attractions such as Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Sugar Loaf, Christ the Redeemer are found.īut it is where most of Black people in the city found a place to live. Black People having fun in a Samba party in Madureira| Photo Credit: Flight Life Group
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