Exhibitions

Retratos Quilombolas

07 December 2021 - 09 April 2022

Centro Cultural Vale Maranhão / São Luís, Brazil

Maria da Paz, Paula, Maria Silva e crianças. Comunidade Quilombola de Santa Maria dos Pretos. Maranhão, Brasil, 2018. Foto: Val Barros

Ministério do Turismo e Instituto Cultural Vale apresentam Retratos Quilombolas. A exposição traz ao público 51 registros das fotógrafas Val Barros e Valdira Barros, feitos nas comunidades quilombolas de Santa Maria dos Pretos, Vila Fé em Deus, Santa Joana e Santa Luzia.

A exposição é composta por retratos de moradores dos quilombos feitos por Val e registros da experiência de Valdira durante as atividades do Centro Cultural e Educacional Mandingueiros do Amanhã, levando os ensinamentos da capoeira Angola para a região.

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Centro Cultural Vale Maranhão
Av. Henrique Leal, 149 Centro,
65010-160 São Luís/MA, Brasil
Visitação: terça-feira a sábado, das 10h às 13h e das 14h às 19h.

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