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The cuisine is influenced by the African heritage of the community, as well as the local ingredients and cooking techniques of Uruguay. While specific dishes may vary, here are a few examples of Afro-Uruguayan food: Mandioca: Also known as cassava or yuca, mandioca is a staple in Afro-Uruguayan cuisine. It is often boiled, fried, or used to ...
Chagas is a leader in the Afrocultural Movement (Movimiento Cultural Afro) in Argentina. The movement was created on April 20, 1987, in part to honor the memory of José "Dolphin" Acosta Martinez, also known as José "Delfin." [3] The movement attempts to address racism and anti-blackness in Buenos Aires. [4] [5]
Uruguayan people of Lesotho descent (1 P) Pages in category "Uruguayan people of African descent" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
This year Uruguay's Children of the Diaspora Collective, a group dedicated to the recognition of African-based culture, expects the percentage of those who self-identify as Black or of African ...
Uruguayan people of African descent (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "African diaspora in Uruguay" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Adelia Silva (3 April 1925 – 10 July 2004) was a Uruguayan educator, writer and social activist. She became the first Afro-Uruguayan to earn a teaching degree. She taught in rural schools, weathering racial and sexist discrimination.
In the mid-18th century, Afro-uruguayan enslaved people had one day off to celebrate their own culture and traditions to the rhythm of the drums of Candombe music. In fact, the term "Las Llamadas" (The Calls), which is a traditional carnival dance parade in Montevideo, comes from the call made by the Afro-uruguayan slaves when they wanted to ...
Cabral organized the first domestic workers' union in Uruguay.In the 1930s she and Clementina Silva founded the first Anti-Fascist Committee of Uruguay. [2] She and Maruja Pereyra were the "most visible, militant and outspoken" contributors to the Afro-Uruguayan paper Nuestra Raza after it was restarted in 1933.