US EditionThousands Celebrate Afro-Brazilian Heritage at Lagos Fanti Carnival in Lagos
The theme, “A Homecoming of Heritage,” featured processions, costumes and Yoruba rhythms as communities honored Aguda history and culture.
- Thousands of revelers flooded Lagos, Nigeria, for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival, celebrating the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the Aguda, formerly enslaved people who returned from Brazil in the 19th century.
- The theme, 'A Homecoming of Heritage,' saw processions converge at Tafawa Balewa Square, where many participants displayed elements of their Brazilian history and identity through elaborate costumes.
- Ademola Oduyebo, a carnival reveler, said on Monday the festival is important to Lagos and its history, emphasizing, "It is important that we preserve this so for our children."
- Often celebrated during Eastertide, the festival ranks among West Africa's most prominent cultural celebrations, comparable to Brazil's Rio Carnival, as returnees infused Portuguese and Brazilian cultures into Indigenous Yoruba lifestyles.
- Artists and performers from across Africa wore elaborate outfits adorned with beads and feathers, while others had their bodies covered in colorful paint, swaying along to Indigenous Yoruba rhythms.
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Lagos celebrates Afro-Brazilian legacy through carnival
Lagos Island celebrated the legacy of formerly enslaved Africans who migrated back to Nigeria from countries including Brazil and Cuba in the 1800s. Many Afro-Brazilian returnees settled in Lagos, bringing new traditions to the city. The annual Fanti Carnival saw elaborate processions with participants dressed in vibrant costumes, musical and masquerade performances, and dancing stilt walkers. “It is important that we preserve this,” one attende…
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Thousands flood Lagos’ vibrant Fanti Carnival to celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Thousands of revelers flooded Nigeria's Lagos for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival, celebrating the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the “Aguda” or the formerly enslaved people who returned
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Thousands flood Lagos' vibrant Fanti Carnival to celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage
Thousands of revelers have gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival. The event celebrates the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the “Aguda,” formerly enslaved people who returned from Brazil in the 19th century.
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