Art, information and activism join forces in this São Paulo collective comprised of Brazilian and African researchers. With a focus on research, training and the promotion of cultural and artistic activities related to the African continent, the group conducts a number of events at its headquarters, located in the Butantã neighborhood, as well as in partnership with other spaces, such as the Mário de Andrade Library or the Acervo da Memória e do Viver Afro-brasileiro.
Initiatives include on-going programs, such as a lecture series by Tuareg historian Mahfouz Ag Adnane, based in São Paulo, about Timbuktu, a city founded in the fifth century and located in what is now Mali, a site of rich artistic production in the Sahara desert region. Or, one-off gatherings, such as “Contemporary Dogon Landscapes: sculpture, music and narratives”, which included an exhibition, film screening, round-table discussion and musical performance.
The center also allows researchers or anyone else who is interested to access the collection of the Yao Komué Library, with six thousand titles, a catalog of 50 films and an image bank with about 1200 photographs on Africa.
Art Spaces
Núcleo Amanar – Casa das Áfricas
São Paulo, Brazil


Mahfouz Ag Adnane, a Tuareg historian based in São Paulo and researcher at the Amanar Center – Casa das Áfricas, speaks during the event "Africa in Us" organized by the center in 2016. Photo: Publicity
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Talks / Workshops
Curadores indígenas em diálogo
Instituto Moreira Salles
São Paulo, Brazil
02 February - 02 February 2023


Exhibitions
Solo-exhibition of La Chola Poblete: Deutsche Bank's “Artist of the Year” 2023
PalaisPopulaire
Berlin, Germany
08 September - 05 February 2024


Exhibitions
Coração na aldeia, pés no mundo
Sesc
Piracicaba, Brazil
09 November - 30 April 2023


Exhibitions
Um século de agora
Itaú Cultural
São Paulo, Brazil
17 November - 02 April 2023


Exhibitions
Supernova: UÝRA
MAM Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11 December - 02 April 2023


Exhibitions
Sobre Papel
Casa Silvana
Humacao, Puerto Rico
21 January - 04 February 2023


Exhibitions
32º Programa de Exposições CCSP – II MOSTRA 2022
CCSP
São Paulo, Brazil
05 November - 26 February 2023


Exhibitions
Nise da Silveira – A Revolução pelo Afeto
Sesc Belenzinho
São Paulo, Brazil
09 December - 26 March 2023


Exhibitions
Solamente yo puedo confeccionar mi mañana
TEOR/éTica
San José, Costa Rica
20 October - 18 February 2023


Exhibitions
En la luz como ceniza
Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
21 December - 17 February 2023


Exhibitions
(IN)DEPENDENCE
The Olympia Gallery
Kingston, Jamaica
08 December - 31 January 2023


Exhibitions
Viver até o fim o que me cabe: uma aproximação
Sesc Belenzinho
São Paulo, Brazil
26 October - 26 February 2023
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