Watch "Sankofa - A África Que Te Habita" on Netflix USA

Netflix Release:: November 20 2020

Actors:: Zezé Motta

Categories:: Food & Travel TV, Travel & Adventure Documentaries, Social & Cultural Docs

Creator(s):: Rozane Braga

Photographer César Fraga and writer Maurício Barros de Castro travel throughout Africa to investigate the true history and impact of colonial slavery.

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Zezé Motta

Sankofa - A África Que Te Habita: Season 1

Season 1 of Sankofa - A África Que Te Habita has 10 episodes.

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César and Maurício discuss the photography of slavery sites in nine African countries and the difficulties encountered in carrying out the expedition.

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César and Maurício find a pillory preserved as a memory site in Cape Verde, a central point in the transatlantic slave trade.

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In Senegal, César and Maurício encounter the cultural diversity expressed in the contrast of the bustling Dakar with the serene Gorée Island.

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César and Maurício head to Guinea-Bissau, where they come across traces of capoeira and find centuries-old fetters exposed in a small community.

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César and Maurício visit Ghana, the first African country to achieve its independence and where descendants of the enslaved people returned from Brazil.

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In Togo, César and Maurício receive an amulet, dispel their prejudices in relation to vodun and participate in a funeral ritual.

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César and Maurício witness rare rituals in Benin and visit the descendants of a Black Brazilian who became rich and powerful with the slave trade.

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In Nigeria, César and Maurício identify many affinities with Brazilian culture, including a carnival parade with its eccentricities.

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César and Maurício arrive in Angola, where they experience an emotional moment while photographing the footprint of Queen Ginga in a cave.

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On the last stop of their African journey, César and Maurício go through many slavery memory sites in Mozambique.

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