Samba school puts Rio's long-silenced legacy of slavery at center

In the 1800s, Luiz Gama defied fate to become Brazil’s first Black lawyer. Nearly a century and a half later, Portela’s parade puts his struggle center stage

Art, Resistance and Ancestral Struggle at Carnival, Part 2: Silver and Bronze Series Samba Schools and Favela Associations Resist and Occupy Intendente Magalhães - RioOnWatch

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In Rio, the Work Goes in Before the Party Goes On - The New York Times

Carnival kicks off in Rio de Janeiro with coronation of King Momo

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Rio samba schools exposed corruption but aren't on the moral high ground

Reparations movement: Brazil wrangles with legacy of slavery

Carnival Cutbacks? – National Geographic Education Blog

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Rio Carnival's Overlooked, All-important Rite: The Count (Photos) - The National Herald

Afterlives of Slavery, Afterwards of Abolition (Part IV) - The Boundaries of Freedom

Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory