Brazil An African

Legacy

Departure Cities: New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Detroit

This special ten-day tour is designed for those who desire a profound interaction with African-Brazilian culture. The "Legacy" tour will provide cultural context for contemporary understandings of many very old traditions transported to Brazil and the Americas from Africa.

Brazil is home to the largest population of African people outside the continent of Africa. The African peoples brought their music, dance languages, and religions; much of which survived in purer form in Brazil than in North America. The Yoruba, Ewe and other peoples brought their beliefs from Africa to the New World. Their belief system were maintained for as living oral traditions in rituals and music handed down from generation to generation. Candombe is the closest to the old West African practices. Brazil also has the largest assortment of African instruments in the Americas each with its' unique timbre. The music of the berimbau was used by slaves to disguise as dance for the deadly Angolan martial art of capoeira. The music and dance Brazil is best known for, the samba, is also African. Contemporary African legacies in Brazil are, part of a dynamic living culture.

INCLUDED FEATURES:
Round air trip from Detroit to Salvador, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro.
All transfers and baggage handling between Bahia and Rio de Janeiro airports and hotels - limit 02 bags per person -maximum weight 72 lbs.
Accommodations at the deluxe Miramar Palace Hotel located on Copacabana beach and at the luxury Bahia Mercure Hotel.
Delicious Buffet Breakfast daily.
African Heritage City Tour of Rio de Janeiro
City tour of Rio de Janeiro to include Corcovado (Christ Statue).
Dinner at Churrascaria Restaurant (Rio).
African Heritage City Tour of Salvador (Bahia).
Lecture/Presentation, "The African Contribution to Contemporary Brazilian Society™."
African-Brazilian Cultural Workshops and Demonstrations.
Visit to an African-Brazilian carnival bloco and an independent school.
Visit a Candomblé Terreiro.
Full day trip to the historical city of Cachorira, lunch included.
Folklore Cultural Show and Dinner.
Baggage Handling in and out of hotels.
U.S. Airport and Departure Taxes.
Brazilian International Airport Taxes.