Congados
Congados

Congados

Oct 1976 17m

Overview

The congada was born in Minas Gerais, two centuries ago and is the only popular Afro-Brazilian ritual linked to Catholicism. Every year, on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary in Ouro Preto, descendants of the slaves from Angola, Congo and Mozambique gather to celebrate the enthronement of a new king.

Ministério da Cultura/Governo Federal · DFE - Departamento do Filme Educativo · Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
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