In Nigeria and Benin there are mosques that look like churches which were built after Afro-Brazilians were deported to West Africa following a revolt led by Muslim slaves in Bahia
>>219306056That's interesting, thanks anon. I thought Brazilian slaves had come from Angola
>>219306810Their most common place of origin was Central West Africa but they were also sourced from the bight of Benin and even as far as away as Madagascar. >On a Sunday during Ramadan in January 1835, in the city of Salvador, a group of enslaved African Muslims and freedmen, inspired by Muslim teachers, rose up against the government. Muslims were called malê in Bahia at the time, from Yoruba imale that designated a Yoruba Muslim
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>>219306056looks nice desu
>>219306056They're not Brazilian
>>219309511Okay???
>>219310250That's African architecture, not colonial
>>219309511If they were born in Brazil then they're brazilian. Idk tho
>>219313218African slaves were not Brazilian citizens
>>219313234All Africans are spiritually Brazilian citizens.
>>219306056>>219306810>>219306973>>219310250cool mosques, they really look like some old churches we have here in brazil
why don't they build like this anymore, now all they can build is some favela shack with thirdie bricks
>>219313350The world forgot the skills to build like that. Almost like brainwashing
>>219313350I don't know, I guess we deported all the blacks who knew how to build these things back to Africa and kept the ones who knew how to build favelas :P
>>219313414Same applies to the Africans
haha benin
>>219313497Benin sounds like benis which sounds like penis.
>>219313334Yes, it's quite interesting. There were also many other secular building in this style apparently but some have already been demolished.>>219313350The Afro-Brazilian community became quite wealthy as they occupied a transitional space between local Africans and Westerners. I imagine like most rich people around the world they stopped giving a shit about funding or building places that might be for public use and now use their money to build private compounds for themselves or apartments in Dubai.
>>219306056looks rather cool
>>219313651>demolishedSad
>>219315319This now stands in its place
>>219316651Didn't attach pic
