Tag #Transatlantic Slave Trade

What are the immediate impacts of the A Grande Travessia cruise, a reverse-route journey retracing the transatlantic slave trade?

Helena Monteiro da Costa, a 99-year-old Brazilian woman whose father was brought to Brazil from Angola as a slave in the 19th century, will participate in a unique reverse-route cruise in December 2025. The cruise, A Grande Travessia, aims to retrace the Middle Passage, transporting approximately 2,000 passengers from Santos, Brazil, to Luanda, Angola, making stops in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. This initiative seeks to confront the history of slavery and promote Afro-Brazilian culture.