11/10/2021
On german-french TV this film about Black History in Bahia is shown:
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/105819-005-A/der-sklavenaufstand-von-salvador-da-bahia/
The Malê revolt (Portuguese: Revolta dos Malês, also known as The Great Revolt) was a Muslim slave rebellion in Brazil. On a Sunday during Ramadan in January 1835, in the city of Salvador da Bahia, a group of enslaved African Muslims and freedmen, inspired by Muslim teachers, rose up against the government. Muslims were called malê in Bahia at this time, from Yoruba imale that designated a Yoruba Muslim.
Pelourinho ist eines der ältesten Viertel von Salvador da Bahia. Hier gibt es zahlreiche Bauwerke aus der Kolonialzeit, einem tragischen, aber identitätsstiftenden Kapitel der früheren Hauptstadt Brasiliens. Im 19. Jahrhundert wurde von hier aus der als "Revolta dos Malês" in die Geschichte eing...
