University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Marc Hertzman examined the longest-lasting society formed by people who escaped slavery and their descendants in Brazil and how its memory shapes concepts of Black resistance and national identity today in his new book and the Afterlives of Zumbi.” Courtesy Marc Hertzman The first enslaved Africans arrived in Brazil in the 16th century, nearly 100 years before the U.S. slave trade began. Some escaped and established societies in an area known as Palmares, in the wilderness in northeastern Brazil. The settlements grew to at least 10,000 people, ending only after the Palmares leader Zumbi was killed in 1695 Hertzman said he wanted to learn how the memory of Zumbi and Palmares survived from 1695 to the present and what it means today four of which focus on the history of Palmares and its aftermath in the 18th century The final section considers how Palmares and Zumbi became contested symbols of national identity in the 19th and 20th centuries Zumbi is a symbol of Black pride in Brazil and some areas celebrate the date of his death as a day to recognize the story of Black resistance But there are questions about who Zumbi was how he died and whether the name refers to one man or a series of leaders “Zumbi is a really powerful symbol of resistance and also a flash point for reactionary responses,” he said No written records by the settlers of Palmares exist The only records available came from those on the outside who wanted to destroy the settlement and what happened to Palmares and Zumbi is full of speculation many soldiers from that time claimed that they killed Zumbi before he actually died Zumbi’s assassination in 1695 is considered the end of Palmares but people continued to live in the settlements and the fighting continued for decades The most powerful European empires were trying to destroy them In one of the really remarkable chapters in Palmares’ history settlers in Palmares were on equal footing with a European power.” Hertzman traced thousands of people from Palmares and made educated guesses about what happened to them While researching newspaper stories and land titles he found places hundreds of miles away from the Palmares area that were named “Zumbi.” Some were given that name in the early 18th century “A handful seem to clearly have some connection People from Palmares were almost certainly there in the aftermath and the naming was around the end of Palmares,” he said Brazil was engaged in a larger percentage of the transatlantic slave trade than anywhere else with 40% of enslaved people brought to Brazil and the country has more people of African descent than anywhere else outside of Africa Brazil approved a new constitution that recognized communities that can prove historical land possession and trace their descendance from groups who suffered racial oppression The constitution provides small amounts of reparations But many communities don’t meet the legal requirements for recognition people went to various places and a lot of lineages can’t be traced back in the way the law lays out but their stories pass through the same history I think of Palmares as not ending but living on in ways that are hard to trace,” he said The legacy of Palmares includes such things as ways of naming the land religion and the reclamation of the political symbol of Zumbi Hertzman said he hopes the book helps add a new perspective to conversations about reparations in the U.S and what it means to reckon with slavery — and will provide an opportunity to think about various possible versions of history “We can reconsider what we can know as historians I want people to know there is a story afterward and to think about other histories that we think we can’t get at,” he said “For people to know there was this place that was created and preserved against all odds is a really amazing story.” Editor’s note: To contact Marc Hertzman, email hertzman@illinois.edu — Four faculty members from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been newly elected as members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences one of the oldest honorary societies in the United States physics professor Aida El-Khadra and chemistry professor Jonathan Sweedler are […] —  Educators and researchers have had longstanding concerns about the quality of computer science instruction in U.S A recent study exploring student learning and computer science teachers’ qualifications in one state suggests that these teachers may be better qualified than those teaching other subjects — A novel research project has shown that areas with greater amounts of green space have a lower prevalence of police violence The study is the first to find a significant relationship between greenness levels and fatal police shootings and it showed that the most socially and economically disadvantaged areas seemed to benefit […] Email: stratcom@illinois.edu Phone (217) 333-5010 JW Marriott has announced plans to open its first property in Portugal the JW Marriott Algarve Palmares Hotel & Spa which is set to welcome guests in early 2028 Located within the Palmares Ocean Living & Golf Resort in Lagos the new hotel will offer 172 luxury rooms and suites with sea views as well as 133 JW Marriott-branded residences Designed by the Spanish architectural firm RCR Arquitectes and interior design studio Goddard Littlefair the JW Marriott Algarve Palmares Hotel & Spa aims to blend the region's Moorish influences with contemporary design elements The design focuses on creating an experience for guests with sun-weathered textures and artisanal details that reflect Portugal's cultural heritage The interior spaces will feature a connection between indoor and outdoor areas ensuring that guests can fully appreciate the natural beauty of the Algarve The hotel will feature multiple dining options and the Michelin-starred Al-Sud restaurant The hotel will also offer a Family by JW kids' club and various tranquility areas guests will have easy access to the Palmares Ocean Living & Golf Resort's extensive amenities The JW Marriott Algarve Palmares Hotel & Spa will also feature exclusive spaces like the JW Garden designed to enhance the wellness experience for guests The JW Marriott Algarve Palmares Hotel & Spa will be located between the bay of Lagos and the Ria de Alvor offering guests scenic views and direct access to the amenities of the Palmares Ocean Living & Golf Resort The hotel is expected to be a key addition to the region's hospitality offerings 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HomeDestinationsInterestsTop Places to Travel by MonthSearchMenuBest time to go to Costa Rica Two weeks of non-stop excitement filled with music or "Las Fiestas Palmares," is a carnival-style celebration and one of Costa Rica's largest and most vibrant events the event has become a highlight on Costa Rica’s social calendar A cornerstone of the festivities is the traditional "Tope" horse parade This grand event features thousands of riders showcasing their finest horses including intricate stunts like standing and dancing on horseback The Palmares Carnival will take place on Friday Scheduled between January 17 and January 27 the bullfighting events provide a unique spectacle blending traditional culture with modern entertainment Held as part of the Palmares Festival 2025 these events showcase a variety of programs Music enthusiasts can enjoy performances by popular Costa Rican musicians and international artists with free outdoor concerts as well as ticketed shows at the "La Barra Imperial" stage Comedy shows featuring local and international comedians further add to the festival's appeal Festival-goers can also explore numerous outdoor tents These after-hour parties are a hallmark of the event providing opportunities for dancing and socializing late into the night While entry to the festival grounds is free Ticket prices typically range from 10,000 to 37,000 colones Palmares is conveniently located about an hour’s drive from San José the region offers attractions like coffee plantations and eco-tourism opportunities for those seeking to explore more of Costa Rica's natural beauty Warning: Major spoilers for The Eternaut ahead Snow in summer? That's the innocuous start to The Eternaut, Netflix's latest sci-fi epic which is even more epic than you probably realise even if you've finished watching the whole of season 1 It's soon revealed that this mysterious snowfall kills everyone it touches and technology suddenly stops working too which means the survivors have a lot to figure out if they're to survive much longer That alone would be a lot to contend with it's revealed that this freaky weather was just the beginning Based on Héctor G Oesterheld's Eisner Award-winning graphic novel El Eternauta is a landmark work of the genre that Argentinian filmmakers have tried to adapt for decades it's important to know that there's so much more going on in this story than these first six episodes let on The first episode opened with Clara on a boat with friends when the blackout first hit Buenos Aires when she suddenly shows up at Alfredo's home How did Clara make it all the way back from the boat without any help And why does she deny being on that boat in the first place Rumours of people \"going crazy\" and attacking others start to come to the fore when Juan's friend Lucas vanishes overnight right before three masked assailants start shooting everyone at the mall without a word Episode 5 ended with the surviving shooter walking back into the sewers where he passed through a group of alien bugs who didn't attack which suggests that he and the other shooters were being controlled by the aliens The Eternaut finale opens with Juan talking with one of the women who attacked just one episode prior they stand in front of a mural that happens to contain numerous elements that have already shown up or will soon show up on the show Juan has been having strange dreams or visions since the snow first fell Something much more important is happening here Collaborating with the military soldiers who rescued survivors from the mall Alfredo and Lucas use a train to smash through the barrier and visit an abandoned building in the city centre Their plan is to broadcast a message of hope throughout the area for anyone who's still left alive they spend the night in the building and enjoy a game of cards when Lucas suddenly freaks out and stabs Omar in the stomach for no reason and this is massively out of character for Lucas Juan chases their crazed friend up to the rooftop where they find him rambling about tapped phones while he stands on the edge the group also notice a huge blue light emanating from the stadium nearby Lucas smiles briefly before his face turns blank and he suddenly steps off the roof to his death because a group of people with flashlights are suddenly spotted running towards the building With Omar and another volunteer by their side afraid that the advancing mob are out to get them but he betrays them all and calls out their location to the others but everyone makes it back onto the train and escapes in one piece Juan decides to investigate what's going on at the stadium and together they encounter a street full of people and the bugs walking around together all acting as one like they're being controlled somehow That's when we finally see the source of the light and presumably who or what is controlling everyone but it's clearly a new kind of alien creature one who is controlling everyone with a gross Juan finally realises why his daughter has been acting so strangely The series then cuts to her practising shooting back at base camp with a very serious expression on her face Remember when her parents discovered a strange bump on Clara's head This might be the method of control used by this alien to manipulate her and the others to do their bidding With such a huge cliffhanger and plenty more story to tell there's a strong chance that Netflix will renew The Eternaut for another season Speaking to Forbes \"We still have the second part of The Eternaut ahead of us,\" which sounds promising assuming that it adheres closely to the source material Prepare for some major spoilers from here on out the weird alien in question is known as The Hand but it in turn is being controlled by other aliens who the protagonist simply refers to as \"Them\" The next stage of their plan is to lure the army into a trap where they're destroyed by monsters known as \"Gurbos\" Juan blows up the dome and escapes just before a nuke is fired at Buenos Aires by international forces desperate to stop the aliens as aliens continue luring survivors to \"snow-free zones\" they've set up as a trap Juan and his family manage to take control of a spaceship but they're soon separated when he presses random buttons that hurl him into a pocket universe away from the others this \"Eternaut\" learns to travel between timelines and winds up in Buenos Aires a few years before the invasion begins Juan is reunited with his family in a stable time loop That's why he keeps having these strange visions throughout the first season of Netflix's adaptation Because he really has lived all this before are actually memories of a future he's already lived through before The graphic novel ends with Juan deciding to write a comic about what's happened bringing the story full circle in a delightfully meta way That might be a bit too out there for this show but let's hope enough seasons are commissioned to do the source material justice regardless The Eternaut is available to stream on Netflix now The Eternaut ending explained: What really caused the apocalypse?Everything you need to know Snow in summer? That's the innocuous start to The Eternaut, Netflix's latest sci-fi epic which is even more epic than you probably realise even if you've finished watching the whole of season 1 It's soon revealed that this mysterious snowfall kills everyone it touches and technology suddenly stops working too which means the survivors have a lot to figure out if they're to survive much longer it's revealed that this freaky weather was just the beginning Based on Héctor G Oesterheld's Eisner Award-winning graphic novel With Netflix's version finally upon us it's important to know that there's so much more going on in this story than these first six episodes let on We don't see her again until episode 5 when she suddenly shows up at Alfredo's home Rumours of people "going crazy" and attacking others start to come to the fore when Juan's friend Lucas vanishes overnight Episode 5 ended with the surviving shooter walking back into the sewers where he passed through a group of alien bugs who didn't attack Mariano Landet/NetflixThe Eternaut finale opens with Juan talking with one of the women who attacked just one episode prior and he's not just losing it due to stress Their plan is to broadcast a message of hope throughout the area for anyone who's still left alive Marcos Ludevid / NetflixJuan chases their crazed friend up to the rooftop Juan decides to investigate what's going on at the stadium all acting as one like they're being controlled somehow That's when we finally see the source of the light but it's clearly a new kind of alien creature Remember when her parents discovered a strange bump on Clara's head there's a strong chance that Netflix will renew The Eternaut for another season Speaking to Forbes "We still have the second part of The Eternaut ahead of us," which sounds promising "I believe we're going to aim higher!" but it in turn is being controlled by other aliens who the protagonist simply refers to as "Them" The next stage of their plan is to lure the army into a trap where they're destroyed by monsters known as "Gurbos" as aliens continue luring survivors to "snow-free zones" they've set up as a trap but they're soon separated when he presses random buttons that hurl him into a pocket universe away from the others this "Eternaut" learns to travel between timelines and winds up in Buenos Aires a few years before the invasion begins That's why he keeps having these strange visions throughout the first season of Netflix's adaptation are actually memories of a future he's already lived through before The graphic novel ends with Juan deciding to write a comic about what's happened but let's hope enough seasons are commissioned to do the source material justice regardless David Opie is a freelance entertainment journalist who writes about TV and film across a range of sites including Radio Times He's spoken on numerous LGBTQ+ panels to discuss queer representation and strives to champion LGBTQ+ storytelling as much as possible which is why David longs to see a Buffy-themed Rusical on RuPaul's Drag Race He previously worked at Digital Spy as a Deputy TV Editor and has a degree in Psychology you are agreeing to site title privacy policy This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 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Holiday brochuresNeed inspiration of where to go next Request a free brochure and start your journey Michael “Agent X44” Feliciano bagged the 1st Mayor Stephen A Palmares 9-Ball Invitational Billiard Tournament finals after defeating Francisco “Django” Bustamante at the Arena Stadium in Passi City in the Philippines on Sunday Feliciano leading in the race to 11 affair,10-7 Bustamante cleared the table to close the match at 10-8 but it turned out to be the last time the former World 9-ball champion Bustamante would score Feliciano thus ruled the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) sanctioned tournament and took home the P200,000 prize former double World Champion Efren “Bata” Reyes (10-6)  in the competition before facing Bustamante in the final “I am very happy with my victory because almost all of the top players in Iloilo and nearby provinces as well as those from Metro Manila joined the tournament,” said the Bacolod City based Feliciano “It’s an early Christmas gift,” he added Bustamante settled for a runner-up prize of P100,000 The 9-ball pool event offers a total pot prize of P500,000 being held in cooperation with GAB chairman Atty Commissioner Angel Bautista  Dr.Jesucito Garcia John Alexis Manalo and tournament director Ramon “Maestro Monching” Mistica.-Marlon Bernardino- Go to discussion... © AZBilliards.com EPPA inc. 1998-2025 All Rights Reserved. Site design by GRIN tech A start-up at the crossroads of science and entrepreneurship with his extensive experience in supporting start-ups plays a central role in Plasana Medical's development He helps transform scientific discoveries into concrete solutions accessible to healthcare professionals and patients alike Antoine Rousseau has been piloting research into wound healing supported by the Direction Générale de l'Armement SATT Saclay and IP Paris' Interdisciplinary Centre for Defence and Security (CIEDS) cold plasma is a partially ionized gas at room temperature In collaboration with Pasteur and the Service de Santé des Armées his research has demonstrated that this technology has a two-fold advantage: it eliminates pathogens while promoting wound healing These properties pave the way for promising applications notably in the treatment of chronic wounds and severe burns An innovative technology for medical applications Plasana Medical has developed a lightweight portable device capable of applying a jet of cold plasma quickly and effectively to the skin This technological breakthrough opens up new prospects for the management of chronic wounds which particularly affect diabetic patients and those suffering from circulatory disorders Awarded a prize in Le Point's Palmarès des Inventeurs 2025 the start-up now aims to accelerate the development of its device and obtain the necessary certifications to bring it to market Plasana Medical's founders encourage future entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into reality and to surround themselves with the right partners to transform their research into concrete applications Antoine Rousseau has a message for researchers and innovators: “If you have good ideas Plasana Medical has established itself as a start-up to watch closely with a promising future in medical innovation Mother Bernadete's legacy grows as a root of struggle in Quilombo Pitanga dos Palmares (BA) telegram Join our Telegram channel! telegram In the Quilombo de Pitanga dos Palmares (BA) the first anniversary of the murder of Mãe Bernadete Pacífico was marked by longing and emotion but above all by the collective cry for justice and the guarantee of the right to title to quilombola territories In the sacred land that gave rise to the leadership his memory became the root of the ancestral quilombola struggle which guides and accompanies the seeds of resistance to remain firm in the defense of their rights “We will not associate Dona Bernadete’s murder with drug trafficking because Dona Bernadete’s death was groundless in this country!” which points to drug trafficking as the reason behind Mother Bernadete's death On the night of August 17, 2023, Maria Bernadete Pacífico Moreira was murdered in her home, in Quilombo Pitanga dos Palmares, at the age of 72. Despite being in the Human Rights Defenders Protection Program (PPDDH), she was shot 22 times in a case that shocked the country and highlighted the vulnerability of quilombola leaders in Brazil After Mother Bernadete, 12 quilombola people were murdered in the country in the period of one year. One unprecedented survey carried out by Conaq showed an exponential increase in crimes in the last five years There were 46 executions recorded from January 2019 to July 2024 a quilombola life was violently eliminated 2021 and 2023 stand out as years with a number of murders higher than the annual average the Quilombo de Pitanga dos Palmares has faced serious land conflicts aggravated by rampant real estate speculation and the installation of public and private enterprises that put its survival at risk “Trafficking cannot take credit for a fight that Dona Bernadete fought while denouncing deforestation while denouncing the lack of land titling and while demanding the death of Binho [her son The blood spilled in the fight for land in this country must be respected Dona Bernadete’s blood will not be dishonored,” said Selma Dealdina the griot who was in charge of the state within the quilombo,” recalls Mother Jaciara a friend and resident of Pitanga dos Palmares “But she was not an ialorixá,” despite being initiated into Candomblé the accusation of religious racism for the crime cannot be considered “When [the media] says ‘the ialorixá was murdered in the terreiro,’ that also leaves us from Candomblé vulnerable So can someone just go to any terreiro and kill?” she asked O 7th Quilombola Art and Culture Festival was held between August 16 and 18 by Quilombo Pitanga dos Palmares and the Muzanzu Ethnodevelopment Association Seven quilombola communities from the region and leaders from all over the country came together to celebrate the legacy of Mother Bernadete with guided tours cultural workshops and a fair of artisanal and gastronomic products “This festival portrays the story of struggle resistance and ancestry of Mother Bernadete That was all she did when she was here among us and I am continuing this courageous and wonderful legacy,” said Jurandir Pacífico Mother Bernadete defended female empowerment the creation and implementation of public policies and quality education – one of her dreams was to establish universities within the quilombos she was part of the coordination and women's collective of Conaq served as Secretary for the Promotion of Racial Equality in Simões Filho (BA) artisan and also a reference as a samba dancer being part of the first coordination of the Association of Sambadores and Sambadeiras of the State of Bahia (Asseba) This exchange of knowledge and practices of seven quilombola communities involved in this Festival is of utmost importance,” added Jurandir Pacífico.   During the festival, the Mãe Bernadete Rustic Museum was inaugurated. Created to honor the leader and her son Flávio Gabriel Pacífico dos Santos, better known as Binho do Quilombo, murdered in 2017 The space is a traditional wattle and daub house and was built in a week Jurandir Pacífico announced the opening of the museum I am not prepared to go in now,” he said.  “The museum preserves the memory and history of the people who fought the memory of Mother Bernadete and the prospect that we will not lose these stories,” said the Minister of Women So Mother Bernadete here is a force that is with us,” recalled Mother Jaciara The Quilombo Pitanga dos Palmares is the only one in Brazil that has a street of terreiros and it is in this setting that Mother Bernadete worshipped her faith initiated in the 1970s in the terreiro Ilê Axé Kalé Bokum “Spirituality ends up being the technology that protects us the most,” commented Wellington Pacífico grandson of Mother Bernadete and who was with her when she was murdered “It is the cowrie shell that will guide us it is Caboclo who will guide us on which paths to follow and which people to trust there is progress in the struggles in relation to the defense of the territory and also our protection as people O II National Meeting of Quilombola Women It was one of the last public agendas of Conaq that Mãe Bernadete attended The theme was “When a quilombola woman falls because she does not cease to exist because she is no longer here on the physical plane She is one of the founders of the Conaq women’s collective,” recalled Selma Dealdina together with other women from the institution and the collective promoted a workshop for quilombola women at the festival to also honor this part of Mother Bernadete’s struggle in which we can experience at least a little justice of resistance and of saying that her legacy has not died reinforced the executive coordinator of Conaq and member of the Women's Collective The collective joined forces with women from Quilombo Pitanga dos Palmares and Salvador for a workshop on political reflections The women also wrote about Mother Bernadete Eternally present!" read one of the messages Laura highlighted that the women's collective works together in the fight for public policies that are appropriate to the quilombola reality debating issues at a national level and mainly making impacts in ministries “so that we can have a public policy that meets our reality” “If you look at the data, the largest number of women who suffer femicide are [black] women a large number of quilombo leaders are women They are the ones on the front line and therefore they are more vulnerable,” explained Minister Cida Gonçalves Data from the latest survey “Racism and Violence against Quilombos in Brazil”, carried out by Terra de Direitos and Conaq, reveal that, in the period from 2018 to 2022, of the 32 murders recorded, nine were women. “There is an ingrained hatred in the country Mother Bernadete was already dead after the first three shots This is not a crime that characterizes trafficking This is a hate crime,” the minister emphasized According to her, the government is implementing a national protocol to protect quilombola women, with public policies aimed at their safety, autonomy and combating violence. Within the scope of the ministry, the Permanent Forum of Quilombola Women – a demand from the last National Meeting of Quilombola Women – where bimonthly debates are held to define the lines of these policies to be invested in the quilombos The murder of Mother Bernadete is part of the statistics that highlight the insecurity within the quilombola communities of Brazil. Land disputes are the main threat to the security of traditional communities “I may not have the elements to say all [the reasons] the land issue is adjacent to all this violence that traditional communities have suffered especially quilombola communities,” said the public prosecutor and coordinator of the human rights area of ​​the Public Ministry of Bahia is putting pressure on quilombola territories the real estate sector’s interest in areas valued by tourism and coastal developments is intensifying the pressure is the advance of organized crime into quilombola territories the geraizeiros and other traditional communities “The state of Bahia cannot experience another situation like the one that happened to Binho We cannot experience another situation of aggression of violence against human rights defenders and we need to improve these protection and prevention mechanisms,” he warned the Public Prosecutor's Office is responsible for pointing out the errors identified in these cases “The Public Prosecutor's Office acts almost as a subsidiary to the omission of public entities we shouldn't even be faced with situations like these The Public Prosecutor's Office ends up being highlighted because of the void that is created in this scenario of public policy to protect these people.” Chief of staff of the Secretariat for the Promotion of Racial Equality of Bahia (Sepromi-BA) Alexandro Reis highlighted the importance of granting titles to quilombola territories to end conflicts because it gives communities security in terms of having their territory and land guaranteed to produce Secondly, the preservation of the environment.”Quilombola communities have this important role of preserving the environment. Its production does not degrade biomes it is a determination of our Federal Constitution it is a matter of fundamental rights that it is the State's responsibility to guarantee” Sepromi works with the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (Incra) to recognize quilombola territories Quilombo Pitanga dos Palmares was certified in 2004 by the Palmares Cultural Foundation In April 2024, Incra recognized approximately 854 hectares of land as officially belonging to the quilombola community. However, the The process of granting titles to quilombola territories in Brazil is extensive and time-consuming Alexandro Reis explains that there is a task force working with INCRA the Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) the Attorney General's Office (AGU) and the Attorney General's Office of the State of Bahia (PGE-BA) to clear the area The properties of non-quilombolas have been identified and notified the federal government must negotiate compensation for the families' departure According to last IBGE Census Bahia is the state with the largest number of quilombolas in Brazil There are 397.059 and only 5% live in demarcated territories the ranking of deaths due to land conflicts at least 11 quilombolas have been murdered in ten years Despite a firm and solid fight for the title of quilombola territories She joined the PPDDH and had been part of the program since 2017 “Every time we advance on the rights of these communities the response is more violent from those who have no interest in these communities having possession of their territory and the powers and economic forces question them,” said the Superintendent of Human Rights in the State of Bahia She advocates reviewing protection strategies for people fighting for territories highlighting the need to organize processes that accelerate land regularization it is crucial to identify and eliminate threats arising from insecurity in land tenure “It is necessary to reach territories with strong public policies because it sends a message that that territory exists and is on the government’s action map Another way is to strengthen the communities themselves and social movements so that they can also build their own protection solutions All spheres of government need to be in constant dialogue,” he warned.  but life in Quilombo Pitanga de Palmares continues who became eternal in roots and now stands tall as a strong trunk among the ancestors watching over those who walk under her protection.   The most relevant news for you to form your opinion on the socio-environmental agenda LAST ISSUE Get A Golf Handicap UK Golf Guide Golfshake Top 100s Find Golf Travel Deals Golf Competitions Community Forum Palmares Ocean Living & Golf has underlined its status as one of the leading gems in the Algarve after it was chosen to stage a series of prestigious tournaments this winter The luxury 27-hole resort has been the focal point of the region since the start of year being selected to host no fewer than six events on the burgeoning PT Tour as well as the 44th edition of the Almond Blossom Tournament - the Algarve’s oldest amateur golf tournament - at the end of last month Played across a combination of Palmares’ three nine-hole loops - the Alvor Lagos and Praia - the PT Tour tournaments have attracted a collection of Portugal and the continent’s top golfers with notable names including leading Portuguese stars Pedro Figueireido and Ricardo Melo Gouveia and Mark Power from Ireland Gouveia and Lars Van Meijel have already celebrated victory at the venue over the last month and the pair will be among the players chasing success and a €15,000 prize fund when the venue stages the finale of the PT Tour Palmares also had the honour of staging the Almond Blossom Tournament from January 21-25 last month - an event which is renowned throughout the Algarve for combining competitive spirit camaraderie and the stunning backdrop of the Almond Blossom season Leisure - Palmares Ocean Living & Golf’s management company said: "It’s been a great start to the golfing year at Palmares and is fully deserved for a resort that is not just one of the best in Portugal but the whole of Europe "Palmares offers the finest views in the region allowing golfers to play while taking in the breathtaking vistas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Lagos The resort is honoured to have the opportunity to host this prestigious series of tournaments and looks forward to organising many more events of this calibre in the future." Integrated into the natural amphitheatre of Bay of Lagos Palmares’ 27-hole golf course - which was redesigned by the renowned Robert Trent Jones Jr Portugal’s premier golfing destinations with the golf offering complemented by an array of outstanding hospitality and gastronomic experiences and real-estate opportunities These include the resort’s globally acclaimed clubhouse winner of ‘Europe’s Best Clubhouse at the 2024 World Golf Awards and the setting for the Michelin starred restaurant AL SUD Golfers looking to stay at Palmares can choose from a wide range of luxurious accommodation two and three-bedroom signature apartments and a boutique Beach Hotel Stay-and-play packages are available for both with prices for a five-night bed-and-breakfast break for two people in an apartment starting from €356 per person As well as Palmares, Details - Hospitality, Sports, Leisure - currently manages nine golf courses in Portugal, including Vilamoura and the newly rebranded PGA Aroeira Lisboa The group also manages 18 hotels across the country For more information, please visit https://palmaresliving.com/ or check out our travel partners Golfbreaks by clicking https://www.golfbreaks.com/en-gb/holidays/lagos/palmares-golf-club/ Palmares Ocean Living & Golf Review Why You Must Stay at Palmares Beach House Hotel Discover The Ultimate Golf Break in Portugal 12 of The Best Places in Portugal For a Golf Break 20 Golf Courses That You Must Play On A Golf Break Tags: Must Play golfshake golfbreaks golf holidays Golf Courses Courses Golf Travel Tuition Series Golf Forums Golf Course Directory UK Golf Courses Tee Time Search Golf Inspired Search for Golf Courses Tee Time Search Weekly Tour News Industry News Rating & Reviews Get a Golf Handicap Golfscoretracker Handicap Calculations Stat Tracking Cards Golfshake Services Terms, Cookies & Privacy JW Marriott has unveiled plans to open its debut property in Portugal located within the existing Palmares Ocean Living & Golf resort JW Marriott Algarve Palmares Hotel & Spa will open its doors at the start of 2028, offering 172 elegantly appointed rooms and suites with sea views, in addition to 133 JW Marriott branded residences brought to life by RCR Arquitectes and Goddard Littlefair weaves the region’s Moorish influences into a contemporary narrative Each space unfolds as a sensory journey through the Algarve where sun-weathered textures and artisanal details echo centuries of Portuguese craftsmanship and cultural heritage Interiors by Goddard Littlefair compliment the architecture by ensuring a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor spaces “Our goal was to create interiors that feel deeply connected to the landscape blending Moorish influences with the Algarve’s rich culture and craftsmanship,” says Martin Goddard “The result is a space that feels immersive tactile and in harmony with its surroundings balancing refinement with a true sense of place — so that every guest feels not just welcomed but rooted in the beauty and history of this extraordinary setting.”  Multiple F&B venues will form part of the resort’s offer a poolside bar and the Michelin-starred Al-Sud restaurant facilities are set to include serene treatment suites A 27-hole golf course meanwhile will round out the offering comments: “This JW Marriott hotel will be the brand’s first in Portugal and will be the cornerstone to elevate the Palmares resort and set a new benchmark for the luxury tourism market in the Algarve.” Senior Vice President for Development in Western Europe of Marriott International also adds: “The signing of JW Marriott Algarve Palmares Hotel & Spa continues to reflect the strong growth opportunities we are seeing for luxury accommodation in Portugal We look forward to working with the Norfin Group to bring JW Marriott’s legacy of extraordinary service and enriching well-being experiences to the stunning destination.” Registered in England and Wales with Company Number 06637145 We are using cookies to 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opportunity to enjoy themselves It’s a festive carnival event and one of the largest drawing over one million visitors each year Recognized for its vibrant atmosphere, varied activities, and cultural importance, the event has emerged as a key feature on Costa Rica’s social agenda. The festival takes place in Palmares approximately 55 kilometers (34 miles) northwest of San José directs a significant portion of the funds collected to social welfare organizations Thousands of individuals journey from across the nation to participate in these celebrations which offer a diverse range of attractions for everyone The events include a Children’s Festival A key element of the celebrations is the customary “Tope” equestrian parade This spectacular event showcases thousands of riders displaying their finest horses which include complex acrobatics like standing and dancing while on horseback Attendees can also discover various outdoor tents featuring local cuisine These late-night gatherings are a signature aspect of the event offering chances to dance and mingle well into the evening Palmares: “A Town to Make Friends,” highlights the festival as an ideal venue for fostering connections Costa Ricans are known for their friendliness and warmth and Palmares is just the perfect place to experience the pura vida that characterizes Ticos and Ticas Ticket Prices range from 10,000 to 37,000 colones depending on the event and the artist Nossos serviços estão apresentando instabilidade no momento Algumas informações podem não estar disponíveis from which users can access specific data about these traditional communities and peoples The event and the publication are a partnership with the Ministry of Education and the United Nations Population Fund in Brazil (UNFPA) The workshop "Brazil Quilombola: Potentialities of the census data for the quilombola population" will be presented on Friday morning (28) at Casa da ONU Brasil highlights that "the recognition of the quilombola movement which resisted and fought against enslavement remains a key fight against inequalities in Brazil A very vulnerable community that is growing the Census of the quilombola population celebrates an important landmark for the valuation and recognition of quilombolas in Brazil it assures that those communities have their identity culture and social needs recognized by government and society This process is key to assure the implementation of public policies that address more efficiently the quilombola demands the Census of the quilombola population is also a means to consolidate data view and strengthen the fights of quilombola communities for historical reparation respect to its territories and preservation of cultural traditions both the Census and the release of the publication "Brazil Quilombola" gather key steps for the formal recognition of the quilombola contributions to the territorial and cultural configuration of Brazil says that the release "materializes the fact that we have official statistics on the quilombola population." According to the manager the study will bring a map with data on the quilombola concentration in the space so as to help public managers in the implementation of policies to quilombolas Fernando Damasco highlighted that "beyond the statistical information the material shows the number of quilombola persons in the municipalities through easy-to-use maps and tables streamlining the knowledge of its distribution along the national space and of the status of the recognition of its territories by the State." The release event Brazil Quilombola will take two days: experts in population censuses and representatives of civil society Time: 2 pm Venue: Palmares Cultural Foundation Address: Q.2 South Autarchy Sector - South Wing Presence should be confirmed up to March 25 through email asoares@unfpa.org, with a copy to quiroga@unfpa.org. The event will be streamed through Digital IBGE and IBGE´s social media 2025): Workshop "Brazil Quilombola: Potentialities of the census data for the quilombola population" aiming at streamlining the access to information produced by the IBGE and potential use for the formulation monitoring and assessment of public policies Where to find and possibilities of using official geoscientific and statistical products on quilombolas the course will be conducted by the IBGE training team for those who wish to learn a practical way of finding and extracting information from the data produced by the IBGE The access to information and to the right of knowing how many we are and where we are is an essential human right 1- IBGE Portal 2- 2022 Census Overview 3- SIGC 4-PGI Time: 9 am Venue: Casa da ONU Brasil Address: North Embassies Sector-SEN Block 802 Brasília - Federal District Registration: can be made on-site © 2018 IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística Nós utilizamos cookies para melhorar sua experiência de navegação no portal. 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Palmares Ocean Living & Golf’s landmark clubhouse has been shortlisted for the coveted accolade of ‘Europe’s Best Clubhouse’ at the annual World Golf Awards Palmares Ocean Living & Golf’s clubhouse Palmares Ocean Living & Golf’s landmark clubhouse – one of the most distinctive 19th holes in European golf – has been shortlisted for the coveted accolade of ‘Europe’s Best Clubhouse’ at the annual World Golf Awards which enjoys expansive panoramic views of the Bay of Lagos the Alvor Estuary and the 27-hole venue’s nine-hole Praia loop heads an impressive list of venues that have been nominated for the award with the winner set to be announced at a glittering prize-giving ceremony in Madeira in November Opened in autumn 2020, Palmares’ clubhouse was designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winners RCR Arquitectes As well as being a centre for all golf and real-estate concierge services the clubhouse – built with red concrete and blending seamlessly into the surrounding environment – is home to two restaurants that serve both golfers and residents which acquired its Michelin star in just five months following its opening and has retained it every year since offers inspired Mediterranean cuisine with strong local influence under the culinary expertise of the resort’s renowned head chef Conjuring up contemporary fine dining with a creative touch head chef Louis Anjos – who heads out of the kitchen to greet his guests in person – sources ingredients from the Algarve and its coastline to create an array of delectable dishes including a well-balanced taster menu that gives special attention to seafood sourced daily from the auction in Sagres Co-Chief Executive Officer of DETAILS said: “We’re thrilled to have one of our venues recognised and shortlisted for this top award first-class customer service and a beautiful setting there are few places better in Europe to relax and unwind after a round of golf To be nominated for Europe’s Best Clubhouse at the 2024 World Golf Awards is testament to the hard work of all the team who help make the clubhouse such a welcoming and enjoyable place to be.” Uniting leading industry figures from across the world the World Golf Awards 2024 will take place from November 21-22 culminating in a grand prize-giving evening at the Savoy Palace Voted for by professionals across the industry including golf tourism executives each venue shortlisted for ‘Europe’s Best Clubhouse’ will be assessed across a number of set categories including the quality of facilities architecture and design and location and setting Integrated into the natural amphitheatre of Bay of Lagos Palmares’ 27-hole golf course – redesigned by the renowned Robert Trent Jones Jr in 2011 – continues to set the standard as one of Portugal’s premier golfing destinations Featuring three distinct nine-hole loops – Alvor and Praia – the course gracefully descends towards the ocean offering a unique and challenging experience for golfers of all levels Palmares is one of nine golf courses managed by Details - Hospitality the group manages 16 hotels across the country To vote for Palmares at the World Golf Awards, please go to Europe's Best Golf Clubhouse 2024 « World Golf Awards For more information on Palmares, click here equipment reviews and promotions direct to your inbox For more information, read our Privacy Policy When Andy joined GolfMagic it was a small site with potential © Crash Media Group Ltd 2025.The total or partial reproduction of text photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form It's all over! The 97th Oscars ceremony took place last night in Los Angeles and there were plenty of surprises in store for viewers who managed to brave the late hour of the French broadcast to watch the awards ceremony live Jacques Audiard'sEmilia Pérez was nominated in 13 categories (a record for a French film) just ahead of Brady Corbet'sThe Brutalist (with 10 nominations) and Jon Chu'sWicked (also with 10 nominations) the whole of France was behind the film by Jacques Audiard nominated in the most prestigious categories (Best Film The big winner at the 2025 Oscars was Sean Baker'sAnora bringing the total number of statuettes won tonight to 5: Best Picture In the end,Emilia Pérez won 2 trophies (Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña and Best Song) while The Brutalist walked away with 3 Oscars So who are the other big winners at this year's ceremony Discover the complete list of winners at the Oscars 2025 Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here Announced by the five international Juries during the Awards Ceremony that was held on Saturday 7th September at 7:00 pm chaired by Isabelle Huppert and composed by James Gray The ORIZZONTI Jury of the 81st Venice Film Festival chaired by Debra Granik and composed by Ali Asgari after screening the 19 feature-length films and 13 short films in competition has decided to award: SHAHED (THE WITNESS) by Nader Saeivar (Germany LION OF THE FUTURE – “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM Jury at the 81st Venice Film Festival chaired Gianni Canova and comprised of Ricky D’Ambrose LION OF THE FUTURE “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM to: chaired by Renato De Maria and comprised of 24 students of Cinema chosen from the professors of Italian University Cinema programmes chaired by Celine Daemen and comprised of Marion Burger e Adriaan Lokman after viewing the 26 projects in competition has decided to award: The Jury will assign the Golden Lion for Best Film and the other official awards of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival The honour to the German director and screenwriter will be awarded during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (27 August – 6 September) Final project of the 9th edition of Biennale College Cinema – Immersive 2024-25 now selected Contact us Press Office Subscribe to the Newsletter and get the latest info on our programmes and initiatives Subscribe This work systematizes the main results of the 2022 Population Census relative to quilombolas and their communities The participants of the opening panel session were Marcio Pochmann president of Palmares Cultural Foundation and Júnia Quiroga assistant representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Brazil population census experts and representatives of civil society mentioned the innovation in the 2022 Population Census which presented information o the quilombola population “This survey is a contribution to the formation of a deeper Brazil The role of georeferenced statistics adds to the opening of a representation space for a once invisible group This is the role of the IBGE: to reveal who we are and how we live.” João Jorge Rodrigues highlighted the importance of finding out about the profile of quilombolas in Brazil “We needed indicators to create public policies for the several ministries in order to benefit this population that is still marginal in current Brazil we may reach this objective,” said the president of Palmares Foundation highlighted the importance of the partnership with the IBGE “It is essential for us to cooperate with the IBGE and give visibility to both the national experience and the work of the IBGE in the national context but also expand such visibility beyond country borders.” According to Queiroga besides being a reason for pride in the country the Population Census has contributed significantly to the development of other continents The launch was also attended by representatives of the Attorney's General Office (AGU) the Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) Federal Public Defender's Office of Brazil  (DPU) municipal administrations and other institutions are parts of a partnership with the Ministry of Education and the United Nations Population Fund in Brazil there was a presentation of the workshop O Brasil Quilombola: Potentialities of the census data for the quilombola population located at the Embassy Sector - Norte-SEN Quadra 802 Data and overview of the quilombola population  the professional in charge of the Technical Projects on Traditional Peoples and Communities of the IBGE manager of Traditional Territories and Protected Areas of the Division of Territory Structures this is a "historical Census because it shows how many the quilombolas are and how they live  That was only possible due to meetings and the consultation with CONAQ (National Coordination of Articulation of the Quilombola Rural Black Communities) INCRA (National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform) MDA (Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming) and other related bodies Marta Antunes took the opportunity to speak about IBGE Educa and what people can access about the quilombola population She remarked that the site makes available different types of material which can be accessed and shared online or printed promoting engagement for the Quilombola Census and the instructive use of data Marta also emphasized that IBGE Educa offers activities for directors teachers and the school community in general in order to expand the dissemination of information and to strengthen partnerships of the IBGE in the construction of easier and more inclusive access  to data Fernando Damasco presented O Brasil Quilombola and mentioned the fact that its objective is to increase access to the 2022 Census results by means of more accessible and summarized material “This publication has the objective of fulfilling the commitment of the IBGE so that the results of our surveys will reach the biggest possible number of persons Fernando spoke about the educational function of the material developed in partnership with the Ministry of Education gathering both statistical and geographical data about the distribution of the quilombola population in Brazil “The idea is that every quilombola leader can find themselves when in contact with this publication easy and objective manner.” He explained that the material is also intended to strengthen claims for rights of these communities Marta Antunes and Pedro - Photo: Ingrid Dias the quilombola population was identified in a population census the one in 2022 - the most important portrait in demographic geographic and socioeconomic aspects of the country The 2022 Census visited localities in Quilombola territories identified by the IBGE; and of other areas of interest in the census related to sparsely distributed quilombola localities The quilombola population living in Brazil is 1,330,186 persons (0.66%) Through a note, the Communication Secretariat of the Territorial Division confirmed on Monday the death of a four-year-old girl, who was rescued and taken to the State General Hospital, in Maceio, when the school bus that was carrying 48 people overturned in a 400-meter ravine. Witnesses said the vehicle suffered a mechanical failure and the driver lost control of the vehicle. Firefighter teams have been searching the area since early Monday to help in the crash’s investigation. The group of passengers, including many children, were on their way to the Quilombo dos Palmares Memorial Park to participate in the Black Consciousness Day program, some survivors and relatives of the victims noted. The Communication Secretariat reported that 29 people were taken to the Regional Hospital of Mata, in Union dos Palmares. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva regretted the death of people in the bus crash. | Text SMS to 8100 with content PLReceive 4 mesages x 25 cup © 2016-2021 Prensa Latina Latin American News Agency Radio – Publications  – Videos – News by the minute.All Rigts Reserved. St. E No 454 , Vedado,  Habana, Cuba.Phones: (+53) 7 838 3496, (+53) 7 838 3497, (+53) 7 838 3498, (+53) 7 838 3499Prensa Latina © 2021 . Web Site developed by IT Division  Prensa Latina. Support non-profit journalism and perspectives from around the world. See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. Vai além de poder ser um feriado; é um momento de consciência de diálogo sobre todas as formas de preconceito discriminação e racismo que atinge toda a sociedade It goes beyond simply being a holiday; it's a moment of consciousness discrimination and racism that hits the entire society Map showing the Quilombo dos Palmares region in the 17th century and Zumbi, one of its leaders. Art over images. Public domain Zumbi would escape and become Palmares’ leader Historian Jean Marcel Carvalho França, co-author of a book entitled ”Three times Zumbi: The Construction of a Brazilian hero” (“Três vezes Zumbi: A construção de um herói brasileiro”), noted to Superinteressante magazine that historical documentation about Zumbi is not only very scarce but also usually written by Europeans sources: porque você não tem descrições diretas do Zumbi Você tem descrições das organizações do Quilombo Agora sobre o Zumbi especificamente você não tem quase dado nenhum It is hard to know because you don't have direct descriptions of Zumbi you have descriptions of the organization within the quilombo About Zumbi specifically you almost have no data at all Around 1680, Palmares would start a period of decay The settler leading this mission was promised land in the region and also the agreement that he could turn some of the inhabitants into his slaves On November 20 1695, after one of his companions exposed his whereabouts, Zumbi dos Palmares was ambushed and killed. His head was cut off and displayed in a public square in Recife which is responsible for officially recognizing the territories Black Consciousness March in São Paulo, in 2023, with posters saying ‘Enough with the slaughter. Black people alive!’ and Black Movement Unified. Photo: Paulo Pinto/Agência Brasil/Used with permission The date marking the death of Zumbi was first suggested in the 1970s as a remembrance day by the cultural and political activist Palmares Group the capital of the southernmost state of Brazil Matinal mentions documents available at the National Archive that include a file on the poet Oliveira Silveira one of Palmares Group's leaders and one of the people responsible for the ideation of Black Consciousness Day One of the records says: ”The insistence of ‘awakening a Black consciousness’ among Brazilians of African descent raises concerns.” told Matinal the group had to ask for permission to have their 1971 event as well she celebrated the day by honoring her father's legacy and the gaucho southern heritage of Black Brazilians On November 21, the federal government, acting in the name of the Brazilian state, apologized for enslaving people and the effects of slavery later on. As reported by Agência Brasil the Human Rights Minister Macaé Evaristo said: A gente sabe que essa memória está na construção da sociedade brasileira de mais de 300 anos de escravatura Porque o 14 de maio começa com o total abandono da população negra no país Ele começa com a total ausência de políticas públicas Ele começa com a negação da nossa humanidade We know that this memory is built into Brazilian society from over 300 years of slavery it doesn't end with May 13 [when the abolition was signed] Because May 14 starts with the total abandonment of the African descent population in this country It starts with a total absence of public policies ERROR: SECURITY TIMEOUT - Please copy your message to a backup location Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending human rights can positively influence how people experience events happening beyond their own communities and national borders Please consider making a donation to help us continue this work Donate now Authors, please log in » Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Stay up to date about Global Voices and our mission. 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For more information please read our Fundraising Ethics Policy Special thanks to our many sponsors and funders Please note that this is an automated translation and it will not be perfect All articles have been written in English and if anything appears to not make sense Everything came together for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot at her fourth Olympic Games Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (France) wins the Olympic cross-country mountain bike title at Elancourt Hill Ferrand-Prévot told Eurosport after the race this wild and winding epic about a community of Africans who have escaped slavery is a revelation she has reimagined the lives of Black women across North The title is the surname of the man who raped and enslaved Ursa’s grandmother a century earlier in Brazil said: “No book about any Black woman will ever be the same after this.” James Baldwin called it “the most brutally honest and painful revelation of what has occurred One day a Black woman arrives at the plantation in a carriage. Her bare feet peep out from “a long silk gown full of pleats and folds and ruffles”. Almeyda asks if she is a slave or a free woman, and the woman replies with disdain – either for the distinction or the categories themselves: “I am neither kind.” The woman is from Palmares. Almeyda’s journeys to and from Palmares are winding and wild Six long sections are broken into short episodes resembling Brazilian contos (tales) with titles such as The Russian and A Man of Wealth and Light Skin and a Woman Convicted of Casting Love Spells She learns the healing properties of plants and animals If you try to read the book over a weekend in the west African and Afro-Brazilian oral traditions which had a governance structure based on that of contemporary west African states Almeyda meets a still-enslaved Black woman who explains to Almeyda: “You are a free woman I am a slave.” Almeyda collapses the distinction: “I said that [Nobrega] could oil and wash [my hair] only if I oiled and brushed hers in return.” Palmares takes us to a key moment in the invention of race and gender the influence of unstable constructs such as race moving with beauty and abundance between meticulous documentation and surrealism singing with Portuguese and Indigenous words and phrases Palmares reinvents 17th-century Black Brazil in all its multiplicity It is a once-in-a-lifetime work of literature the kind that changes your understanding of the world Yara Rodgrigues Fowler’s Stubborn Archivist is published by Fleet. Palmares by Gayl Jones is published by Virago (£18.99). To support the Guardian and the Observer buy a copy at guardianbookshop.com Legacy of African Brazilians honored on 329th anniversary of resistance leader Zumbi’s death by Portuguese forces harsh conditions prompted a string of uprisings often resulting in the establishment of quilombos – independent communities formed by escaped Africans who were formerly enslaved None were more prominent than the one known as Palmares, where, in the 17th century, as many as 11,000 people lived in a string of communities across parts of the north-eastern states of Alagoas and Pernambuco But the roughly 100-year history of what historians regard as the most significant resistance movement against slavery in Brazil began to unravel on 20 November 1695 was captured by Portuguese colonial forces and killed the date will for the first time be marked as a national public holiday: Black Consciousness Day which has been a longstanding demand of Black movements that still face attacks from the far right A series of events – including at least 38 in São Paulo alone – will mark the date nationwide Palmares and the ongoing fight for racial equality “Palmares was the largest quilombo in the Americas, both in terms of its longevity and population,” said Danilo Luiz Marques, a historian and professor at the Federal University of Alagoas. Some researchers have described Palmares – whose first records date back to 1590 – as the earliest form of a republic to emerge on Brazilian soil. Marques, however, argues that it was a Bantu kingdom, reflecting the central-African language family to which most Africans brought to Brazil belonged. Read moreBlack movements in Brazil have celebrated the names of Zumbi and Palmares since the early 20th century at the earliest but it was only in 1971 that 20 November became a key date Activists had sought a date to contrast with another historically associated with Black people: 13 May 13 May had traditionally been used to exalt the white princess who signed the abolition decree: Isabel “The princess was glorified as if she had granted a favour to the enslaved people; as if she were a heroine,” said Deivison Campos a historian and professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul “The Palmares group sought to counter this narrative proposing 20 November as a way to honour the collective struggle for the inclusion of Black people in Brazilian society,” he said with Black activists arguing it cannot be ignored since abolition was primarily the result of Black resistance 20 November has become so popular that November is now informally known as Brazil’s Black Consciousness Month The law to make Black Consciousness Day Brazil’s 10th national holiday – signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in December 2023 – was passed amid significant resistance from conservatives labelling it the Day of Black Victimisation the Day of the Black Mind Enslaved by the Left or the Day of Resentment for the Past Some within the far-right even doubt the existence of Palmares or its most famous leader despite extensive historical evidence “Falsehoods have always been used to attack Black history,” said Marques Brazil’s largest television network, Rede Globo, will mark the date with a 50-minute primetime special focusing on the wrongful imprisonment of Black individuals based on photographic identification – a widespread issue in the country “In Brazil, Black people continue to be imprisoned, deprived of freedom, a healthy life and the chance to realise their dreams simply because they are Black,” said the special’s creator and presenter a public holiday because it allows us to pause and reflect on Brazil’s Black history We were the ones who built this nation,” he added Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Jones’s first novel in 20 years is an intricate American author Gayl Jones was famously introduced to the world in 1975 by her then editor declared that “no novel about any black woman could ever be the same after this” was lauded by James Baldwin and Maya Angelou after being pushed down a flight of stairs by her husband The book examines the trauma that haunts her tracing it back to the fact that her great-grandmother and grandmother were raped by 19th-century Brazilian slave owner Corregidora further explores the lives of those affected by the slave trade in Brazil The story is told from the perspective of Almeyda an enslaved seven-year-old when the book begins who lives on a plantation in the northeastern state of Bahia with her mother and grandmother remain as slavesAlmeyda is curious about everything the near-mute indigenous housekeeper of priest Father Tollinare who has been conducting experiments by teaching enslaved children how to read and write “Do you believe Father Tollinare makes love with the woman Mexia?” she asks her mother Sadistic plantation owner Entralgo plans to give Almeyda to a man in search of a black virgin’s blood to cure him of disease but her mother provides her with a “secret” dark herb water to protect her he grows frustrated: “She won’t be entered It keeps pushing me out.” This is one of several moments in which Jones uses concoctions rituals and clairvoyance to imagine the protection of the historically unprotected Almeyda is eventually separated from her family and ends up in Palmares a place in which Black people live unshackled and a real 17th-century self-governed community of roughly 20,000 fugitive enslaved and rescued people in what is today the state of Alagoas Jones attempts to deconstruct the concept of utopia Though Palmares is seemingly the promised land those forcibly dragged from plantations or women unwilling to marry remain as slaves When Almeyda marries a Muslim man called Anninho That one is destroyed… Generation of destroyed villages She learns how to survive in the wild on berries and how to make herself look old to circumvent detection the conveyor belt of new characters is disorienting Her breasts were large...” is a typical sentence But it’s a small price to pay for a book that’s full of imagination and visionary thinking Jones is back with a formidable novel steeped in history Palmares by Gayl Jones is published by Virago (£18.99). To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media The history of enslaved Africans in Brazil is one of horrific exploitation and violence but also of heroic resistance and anti-colonial struggle Nowhere is this as clear as in the experiences of the 16th century settlement of escaped slaves which fought for survival and independence against colonial powers Tratado dos viventes: Companhia das letras (São Paulo: Companhia das Letras jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_2' }); The numbers portray in a frighteningly patent way the magnitude of the slave-trading enterprise Behind the numbers were the lives of millions of Africans who made history both in what was to become Brazil as well as in Africa Black people kidnapped from Africa cannot be reduced to these staggering numbers; at every moment they asserted themselves as agents of their own lives The degree of violence and oppression they suffered is immeasurable The responses of enslaved Black women and men to this violence and oppression are part of the tradition of all oppressed peoples and classes of the world This can be seen quite clearly if we examine certain aspects of Brazil’s main quilombo or settlement of escaped African slaves: Palmares Slavery had a profound impact on Africans’ way of life Capitalism made its entry into Africa through the captivity of its people Black women and men in Africa reacted to this process in different ways as part of a complex of possibilities that we do not yet fully understand Their forms of social organization were diverse The enslaved people who arrived in Brazil mostly came from West Africa — as was the case of those who ended up in the northeast specifically in Bahia — and from Central Africa To grasp the dimension of the changes caused by oppression and the violence of slavery one must explore this diverse universe of African cultures the tradition of resistance we examine here does not begin with the arrival of enslaved people to Brazilian ports we will limit our discussion to just a small Africans responded to slavery by adopting or reinforcing a nomadic way of life with the aim of defending themselves against traffickers After listing some of the impacts of the arrival of commercial capital to Africa and its relationship with nomadic life jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_3' jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_5' But like all quilombos in Brazil and elsewhere in the Americas one can only understand its existence and resistance for such a long time by examining its relationship with nearby cities and farms the enslaved people of the senzalas (slave camps) The people of Palmares not only occupied physical space but also an intricate and decisive network of relations with the colony; these took many forms the exchange of goods and information and the kidnapping of enslaved men and women The escape of enslaved people was part of the colonial reality and plantation owners and authorities were forced to adapt to it The plantation owners’ cries for greater security from the government were often answered with eloquent words and chasing after slaves was an expensive endeavor which is why it was the private responsibility of plantation owners when it came to just a few captives There was never a political-social balance in the colony It was necessary to adapt to these precarious conditions which meant seeking to destroy the quilombos when they emerged as a significant threat and to soften the repression when the risk was not as great Palmares became a source of tension for the colony: jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_6' jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_7' the experience of 1624 merely highlighted an understanding that seemed to be widespread among slaves: Holland had no more to offer than Portugal The residents of Palmares used the conflict between Holland and the colony to strengthen their positions bands of armed enslaved people kept the two armies under constant pressure This even led to diminished hostility between the armies the mood of the last Portuguese people who still resisted in the village of Porto Calvo bordered on despair They began to systematically intercept trains from Bahia carrying food and ammunition for the troops It was only in May 1636 that an expedition led by Bahia’s sergeant major severely disrupted the activities of Black guerrillas The conflict came to have a profound impact on the arrival of enslaved people Palmares would be the most significant domestic concern of Dutch Recife Pernambuco was valuable precisely because of the relationship between slavery and sugar The destruction of Palmares was thus strategically essential The Dutch took the confrontation with Palmares to a new level The repression would increasingly take place in the woods near Serra da Barriga It would take 50 more years to destroy Palmares the recovery of Recife by the Portuguese and especially from 1660 onward A combination of repressive methods was implemented in the 1660s.8All governors of Pernambuco were assigned the primary task of destroying Palmares It could be said that the governors’ balance sheets depended to a great extent on the degree of destruction inflicted on Palmares jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_8' }); The colonizers sought to use nearby settlements as a base for supplies for expeditions and to force the movement of Palmares into the interior and amnesty was granted to prisoners who took part in the campaigns against Palmares The destruction of bushland relatively close to Palmares and the reinforcement of the siege on the settlement led to a more direct struggle between them and the military expeditions The always complex and intricate relationship between Serra da Barriga and the cities became more intense In a confrontation with an important expedition of more than 300 men launched by the authorities of Serinhaém who was still a military leader under the command of Ganga Zumba The result of that expedition was the murder of Palmares residents sick and wounded soldiers and a defeat of the people jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_9' The mocambos defended themselves against the heightened attacks with bushland guerrilla tactics and with the improvement of their own fortifications through a greater social division of labor jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_10' With the reinforcement of military expeditions, albeit at a high cost to the colony and its provinces, Palmares was increasingly under threat.11“The wars against the people of Palmares in the 1670s and 1680s began to weaken Palmares several military leaders were arrested and killed The constant and necessary displacements of the people of Palmares undermined their resistance There was no time to plan further evacuations and reorganize their economy.” Ibid jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_11').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_11' intensified under the command of Antônio Vieira who was believed to protect those dedicated to the destruction of Palmares which had already made some headway in the mid-1660s and the demarcation of their lands by the Crown Captives who fled to Palmares were to be handed over to the authorities and the residents of Palmares would be considered vassals of the king and this acceptance was fiercely opposed by an important leader of the resistance named Zumbi An irreparable division emerged in the heart of Palmares under the impact of the peace treaty and the continued expeditions jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_12').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_12' Ganga-Zumba was appointed general of the Crown and was followed by several mocambos to Cucaú He feared internal reprisals and retaliation by the people of Palmares: Several, in fact, abandoned the mocambo of Cucaú and joined the ranks of Zumbi. The leader’s fears were justified: Ganga-Zumba ended up being poisoned and many of his followers were executed.13Ibid jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_13').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_13' Freitas goes so far as to assert that the followers of Ganga Zumba were actually supporters of Zumbi who had devised a plan to destroy Cucaú and assassinate Ganga Zumba as well as all those who agreed with the terms of peace.14Freitas jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_14').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_14' jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_15').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_15' the colony needed to serve its purpose better than ever the district of Pernambuco no longer achieved the same levels of productivity as before Sugar production was undergoing a significant crisis in the late 17th century largely because the Dutch were expelled and settled in the Caribbean where they began to produce sugar under better conditions Palmares had come to symbolize Pernambuco’s problems and had to be destroyed The Crown had always kept a watchful eye on Palmares King Pedro II had not yet given up on the possibility of a peace agreement His intention was to seek an agreement once more Souto Maior was appointed governor of Pernambuco on February 19 with the express aim of reaching a peace agreement with the people of Palmares The proposal was embraced by the sugar mill owners who understood that any attempt at peace had failed in 1678 More than a century before Toussaint L’Ouverture corresponded with Napoleon the king of Portugal sent Zumbi a letter seeking to get him to accept a deal: jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_16').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_16' We have no knowledge of a reply from Zumbi his response was imbued with what he understood as the spirit of the French Revolution in the colonies — freedom — which led him to wage a national war of liberation against the French Empire had nothing to offer the people of Palmares he took advantage of the governor’s policy by sending counterproposals for an agreement which he deliberately substituted for new ones when they were accepted He certainly used this opportunity to buy time and rebuild his forces jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_20').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_20' jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_21').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_21' the idea resurfaced of using people of São Paulo for local repressive expeditions Militias were formed that eventually proved capable of causing great damage to Palmares but they were unable to totally destroy them The fame of the Paulistas as hunters of runaway slaves and destroyers of quilombos was already at its peak in the colony Yet the interests in Palmares were diverse The colonizers agreed it had to be destroyed but what to do with the lands was another story There were a number of soldiers and plantation owners who claimed the land as part of their payment for previous expeditions The eagerness to destroy Palmares placed Paulistas in an advantageous bargaining position The leader of the São Paulo expedition that would ultimately defeat Palmares was Domingos Jorge Velho He achieved this with a troop of almost a thousand men an “uprising of Janduí indigenous people in Rio Grande do Norte” led the Paulistas away from the region They returned to Pernambuco to attack Palmares only in 1691 jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_22').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_22' jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_24').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_24' jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_27').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_27' The increased firepower was made possible by the arrival of cannons and 200 men on February 3 An additional barrier was built from the 4th to the 5th when Zumbi discovered that the barrier had been built at dawn on the 5th he ordered that the person responsible for surveillance be beheaded He was certainly aware of the magnitude of the threat an evacuation of Palmares was quickly prepared jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_28').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_28' The victory of the Paulistas was celebrated with the ecstatic colonial authorities “The governor proclaimed his exultation: ‘It did not seem appropriate to delay the report to Your Majesty of the glorious restoration of the Palmares This happy victory is valued no less than the expulsion of the Dutch and so it was celebrated by all these peoples.’” jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_29').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_29' jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_31').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_31' Governor Melo e Castro said that ‘Zumbi fought valiantly and desperately not wanting to surrender even to his companions it was necessary to kill them and only the one got caught alive.’ Afterwards Furtado de Mendonça [the Paulista responsible for the expedition] said that when he saw the ‘Black man dead quite dead,’ he thanked God for the glory he had achieved.” jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_33').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_33' the colonial authorities of Pernambuco would continue to receive news of mocambos established there in the mountainous regions where the people of Palmares had once lived.” jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_14246_1_35').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_14246_1_35' Palmares would continue to represent the greatest threat of Black resistance in the imaginations of the colonial authorities It was thus considered essential to prevent the emergence of a new Palmares an insurmountable barrier for colonial elites Not only in Brazil but in all of the Americas Palmares did not end with Velho’s expedition It survived in the minds of the colonial elites terrorizing them with the constant reminder of what was possible The fear of the spread of new uprisings like that of Palmares throughout Brazil would continue to haunt the colonial authorities inspiring the repressive policies of the colony (and the empire) until the end of slavery Notes[+] Trump’s first 100 days have shown that “peace through strength” is fundamentally an experimental It is not at all peaceful or as strong as its proponents claim Trump’s zigzags on tariffs could undermine his credibility in an escalating trade war with China which threatens to violently “decouple” the two economies Despite claiming to offer an alternative to Shawn Fain's chauvinistic defense of U.S Sean Crawford and Labor Notes are just putting forward a slightly more progressive vision of business unionism workers across the world turned out to organize and demonstrate against the growing global threat posed by Trump and the Far Right The United States has already killed hundreds of civilians in its imperialist bombing of Yemen the Trump administration is indicating that it may back a ground invasion threatening to throw the country into a civil war Leftists who claim the mantle of internationalism must speak out against the reactionary nationalism that the Russian and Ukrainian regimes are using to crack down on dissent and left organizations rallied across the United States showing the widespread anger at Trump’s reactionary agenda To defeat the Far Right workers and students need to organize from below — not rely on the Democratic Party that sabotages labor and capitulates to the right To celebrate Black Awareness Day on 20 November, the figure of Zumbi dos Palmares, a key figure in the fight against slavery in Brazil, will be commemorated on the same date of his murder. The Maloka Association will pay homage via a collective concert which dance and the interventions of anti-racist projects such as the Sindicato de Manteros (the Union of Street Vendors) honours the legacy of the Black and Afro-descendent population in Brazil The activity also looks to heighten awareness of their invaluable contribution to culture and the difficulties racism creates.  Art and culture have always been present in the daily life of this community as they operate as a form of resistance and a medium to maintain the link with their roots Brazilian musical rhythms draw inspiration from this African root and the concert performed here opens a space to weave community ties between the different cultures that live in Madrid starting with respect and recognition for Afro-descendent heritage as a positive and integrating pillar of society The activity is held within the framework of Anti-racist and Anti-colonial Autumn an initiative of different anti-racist collectives and organisations from Madrid to honour the memory of Lucrecia Pérez the first murder in Spain to be officially ruled a hate crime Numerous collectives and organisations have come together to organise cultural community knowledge-creating and collective memory activities centred on migrant and racialised people that are reference points in the Spanish State and united under the slogan: “Without anti-racism there is no future and only by uniting can we be heard” In Madrid she previously worked as a percussion teacher forming the group Batucada Feminista da Maloka who make percussion instruments with recycled material She currently participates in different Afro-Brazilian dance projects investigating and interpreting the dance genre to regain ancestry and to recover art forms that have gone unnoticed for many years he toured Europe with the companies Rio Samba Show Carnaval Brasil and Batucada Carioca and currently plays as a percussionist in the groups Samba y Algo Más Batata Galiza is a multi-percussionist with broad professional experience in both Brazil and Spain He has lived and worked in Spain for over thirty years with notable performances at different events organised by Madrid City Council and on television programmes he has joined a number of international samba groups and is currently part of the Samba de Terraza circle.  Gil Gomes is a percussionist who has lived in Spain since 2010 participating in Forró du Luiz in Sala Barco and working on different collaborations with artists from the Brazilian scene in Madrid as well as playing at an array of venues and concert halls He has collaborated with Spanish artists such as Rosendo and currently plays percussion with the group Litoral Soul in addition to working with other artists.  music producer and educator who works across multiple artistic languages he conducted more in-depth research into the world of popular Brazilian music and explored further his work as an art educator which culminated in the publication of the book Caderno de Ritmos Brasileiros e Instrumentos de Percussão (2015) dancer and composer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo gaining renown and popularity in the Afro-Indian community via Headlines Today Television where he develops his own world music art project dextrously plays different percussion instruments and performs his own compositions He has participated in different cultural shows in Spain and currently plays with Samba y Algo Más at Café Berlín and is part of different samba projects as well as playing with Roda de Choro in Madrid Muzzangue is a multidisciplinary visual artist choreographer and social anthropologist with a postgraduate degree in the Culture and Thought of Black People and Gender Equality he received the “Best of Brazil in Europe” award from High Profile magazine He has also collaborated with renowned national and international artists Nar Ndiaye is a percussionist who plays the djembe tama and other African percussion instruments both griots — storytellers in poetic and musical forms — he inherited his way of telling stories and teaching music A prolific presence in Madrid’s music scene he is part of different projects as a dancer and backing or musical percussionist he has played and danced with different ensembles while developing his solo work For many years he has performed on different stages in the Spanish capital most notably participating in different editions of FITUR and with different Spanish television channels during carnival he was invited by the Teatro Defondo company to be the musical director on the work La ópera del malandro which was presented for a month-long period at Madrid’s Teatro Fernán Gómez accompanied by Brazilian musicians living in Madrid reflects the fusion and authenticity of his live performances compiles songs from his original repertoire and aims to promote and help to preserve culture and natural resources from his native city Collaboration with different agents and international political and cultural collectives A confederation of artistic internationalism made up of seven European museums LOS ANGELES — These are woke times in the theater This past weekend I saw a play about the women of the French Revolution including a Haitian Marianne demanding the end of slavery in the colonies and the independence of Saint-Domingue And the next night (June 3) a musical drama about the Republic of Palmares that resisted the Portuguese in the Northeast of Brazil for almost a century (1605-1694) Let’s visit them chronologically—Brazil today Communist historian Herbert Aptheker was among the very first to document that where there is slavery and in many instances the establishment of free communities Such places existed all throughout the Americas—North Palmares was historically one of the longest such places in existence pointedly calling itself a “republic,” recalling a form of democracy from the ancient world even before the first modern republic was declared (France This republic had its great warrior King Ganga Zumba Political uncertainty helped give rise to the settlement of Palmares Portuguese rule in the Brazilian Northeast then the most developed part of a vast subcontinent still largely unexplored by the European invaders So while the Portuguese forces were distracted mostly engaged in sugar production in the coastal regions comprised a territory larger than that of Portugal itself forswearing loyalty to the Portuguese crown which had only brought them exile and well-organized society free of slavery Palmares attracted not only escaped Africans such as conscripted Portuguese soldiers who made common cause with the republic made for a fully functioning society where a new model of human happiness flourished albeit under constant threat from the Portuguese some 30,000 free men and women are living in their Palmares nation Their children are born free of the curse of slavery Once the Dutch have been defeated and expelled the Portuguese redouble their efforts to conquer and subjugate the republic Comparisons to modern history are inevitable: What kind of example to the world does a non-aligned Cuba or Chile or Venezuela set?—or Vietnam or Libya or Grenada Such symbols of resistance to imperialist oppression must be destroyed Despite their best efforts at self-defense the inhabitants of Palmares are not always capable of monitoring the entry of spies and traitors into their midst (One character in the play is the Bush Captain a Black man who hunts down people of his own kind for ransom.) The Portuguese are aware that King Ganga Zumba is getting old and tired now He would like to make peace and avoid fighting a bloody He also would like to believe that the Portuguese have exhausted their treasury and now seek peace The Portuguese governor in Recife, the main coastal city and capital of Pernambuco, offers a peace treaty in exchange for the escapees’ return to a fertile plantation named Cacaú near the coast and closer to the authorities they will once again fall under the aegis of the Portuguese crown (and over time perhaps can be effectively reenslaved—slavery in Brazil was not abolished until 1888) King Ganga Zumba and his entourage are invited to Recife where people line the streets to witness their arrival honored and feted as equal powers to the Portuguese and promised a future of peace and comfort and threatening as he sets his last and best offer before the king knows the Portuguese and sees through their deceitful trap Part of the Governor’s deal is “full pardon for your people,” but what crime have they committed The proposed treaty also states that Cacaú must return all runaways to their masters Zumbi prefers to go on defending the Republic of Palmares believing the Portuguese are offering nothing the citizens of Palmares don’t already have slaves on the plantations outnumber the whites four-to-one the entire land could instead become part of one big Palmares A power struggle between the two great leaders unleashes a kind of civil war with part of the population decamping to Cacaú and the rest remaining to fight to the death All this is told with blessings and incantations to the African spirits and movements typical of Brazilian candomblé comparable to santería or voodoo in other Western Hemisphere expressions of diaspora African culture athletic dance form without disguising its roots as a martial art is much in display among the highlights of the 90-minute pageant Palmares is part of the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival Conceived years ago in another form and now enjoying its latest elaboration it was scripted by Vayabobo on a story by himself it is presented by Brasil Brasil Cultural Center The choreographer is Ashley Monique Blanchard and the musical director is George Karpasitis The sound design is by Karpasitis and Amen Santo The critical stunt coordinator is Phillipos Haile Palmares is a compelling story of a people fighting to preserve their freedom against the imperialism of their time told in the most accessible and exuberant way possible This true history is the stuff of which legends are made If you travel south from Recife today, in the state of Pernambuco, you will pass the town of present-day Palmares, and then cross into the small state of Alagoas, whose capital city is Maceió. As of December 1999, the international airport there (MCZ) is named after Zumbi dos Palmares (1645–1695) nationally recognized among the pioneers of resistance to slavery in Brazil Palmares plays at the Broadwater (Main Stage), 1076 Lillian Way, in Hollywood, just around the corner south of Santa Monica Blvd. Additional performances take place Sat., June 10 at 8:00 p.m.; Fri., June 16 at 6:30 p.m.; Sat., June 17 at 12:30 p.m.; and Sun., June 25 at 1:00 p.m. For online ticketing go here wrote a biography of radical American composer Marc Blitzstein and co-authored composer Earl Robinson’s autobiography He has received numerous awards for his People's World writing from the International Labor Communications Association He has translated all nine books of fiction by Manuel Tiago (pseudonym for Álvaro Cunhal) from Portuguese available from International Publishers NY Vietnam, beacon of peace and freedom, marks 50 years of reunification Amidst capitalist crisis and war, Russian Communists struggle against Putin and... ‘The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds’: A Black Honduran immigrant tells... ‘Sinners’ review: Horror, history, and Black American folklore combine for trailblazing cinema  Amidst capitalist crisis and war, Russian Communists struggle against Putin and the oligarchs More than 250,000 turn out nationwide on May Day Big changes in the Catholic liturgy The same depleted uranium munitions that poisoned Iraq now headed to Ukraine Troisième du général de la coupe du monde médaillé d'or aux mondiaux sur 20km Eric Perrot clame haut et fort ses ambitions pour le futur.. Eric Perrot affiche publiquement de grandes ambitions pour la suite après avoir réussi cet hiver la meilleure saison de sa jeune carrière Interrogé par le Dauphiné le Savoyard ne se fixe aucune limite et évoque même son envie d'égaler Martin Fourcade « C’est ultra flatteur d’être comparé à des immenses champions C’est amusant de se dire que je commence à cocher des cases qui petit à petit pourraient me rapprocher de lui Ce qui est sûr c’est que j’ai l’ambition d’atteindre des palmarès comme le sien Je sais le chemin qu’il y a à parcourir Il reste encore 80 courses à aller chercher avant d’être Martin Fourcade C’est facile de partir un peu fort mais le but c’est de lisser cet effort sur le long terme VALLEJO – Three weeks after voters went to the polls former school board Trustee Ruscal Cayangyang conceded on Wednesday congratulating Charles Palmares for winning the District 4 seat on the Vallejo City Council Out of the three separate council contests for city council, District 4, which represents Mare Island and Downtown, was the closest race as Palmares won with a slim 62-vote margin over Cayangyang, according to official results from the Solano County Registrar of Voters "Our campaign wishes to congratulate the victor in this year’s election for Vallejo City Council District 4,” Cayangyang said in a statement “We felt it was crucial to wait until all the votes were counted I look forward to working together for the betterment of Vallejo with elected officials and residents alike.” a member of the city’s planning commission on his way to also defeating two other challengers and former Planning Commissioner Chris Platzer Both Palmares and Cayangyang ran grassroots campaigns with Palmares declining to accept or solicit endorsements or campaign contributions from political action committees or current and former elected officials Cayangyang was backed by Mayor Robert McConnell and Councilmember Cristina Arriola (District 6 - South Vallejo) Cayangyang served on the school board from 2015 to 2018. He was appointed to the board in January 2015 when Richard Porter who won in the November 2014 school board elections Cayangyang placed fourth in the election for three open school board seats Cayangyang easily won election to the board in November 2016 defeating former school board Trustee Hazel Wilson to complete the final two years of Porter’s original term He lost reelection to the school board in 2018 Palmares will be joined on the council in January by Diosdado “J.R.” Matulac who won the election for District 2 - North Vallejo who won election for District 5 - Central Vallejo replacing outgoing councilmembers Pippin Dew Dew and Miessner are termed out of office after being elected to the council in 2013 following revelations of his criminal history of domestic violence during his unsuccessful mayoral campaign in 2020 The new council will be tasked with multiple issues getting a navigation center up and running to serve the city’s homeless addressing frustrations from community members with the poor roads in town and repairing the mistrust from the community toward its city government The new members will leave vacancies in city commissions as both Matulac and Palmares serve on the planning commission while Bregenzer is a member of the Architectural Heritage & Landmarks Commission All three will be required to vacate those seats before joining the council all three new councilmembers will have an opportunity to select a member to the city’s surveillance advisory board which is tasked with advising the Vallejo City Council on best practices for protecting the privacy and civil rights of residents when the city chooses to use surveillance technology members of the surveillance advisory board have their terms tied to the councilmember who appoints them It’s expensive to produce the kind of high-quality journalism we do at the Vallejo Sun And we rely on reader support so we can keep publishing chip in so we can keep doing this work and bringing you the journalism you rely on The Vallejo Sun is an independent news publication owned and operated by journalists illuminating Solano County About the Vallejo Sun Our mission & FAQ Contact the Vallejo Sun Privacy policy Editorial policies © 2025 The Vallejo Sun - All rights reserved.