Title: Negroes' Congado at Old Mountain

Description

• The Thereza Christina Maria collection is composed of 21,742 photos assembled by Emperor Pedro II (1825-91) throughout his life and donated by him to the National Library of Brazil. The collection covers a wide variety of subjects. It documents the achievements of Brazil and Brazilians in the 19th century and also includes many photographs of Europe, Africa, and North America. In 1868, photographer Augusto Riedel accompanied Luis Augusto, Duke of Saxe, son-in-law of Emperor Pedro II, on an expedition into the interior of Brazil. During a visit to the Minas Gerais town of Morro Velho, the group witnessed a Congado, an Afro-Brazilian festival performance that mixes Catholic and native African religious traditions. The celebration features the crowning of the “King of the Congo” and also pays homage to Our Lady of the Rosary.

Photographer

• Riedel, Augusto (1836-1877?)

Publication Information

• Nova Lima, Brazil

Language

• Portuguese

Place

• Latin America and the Caribbean > Brazil > Minas Gerais > Nova Lima

Time

• 1850 CE - 1899 CE

Topic

• Social sciences > Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > Social groups
• History & geography > History of South America > Brazil

Additional Subjects

• Congadas;
• Folk dancing;
• Memory of the World;
• Musicians, Black

Type of Item

• Prints, Photographs

Physical Description

• 1 photo : albumen paper, black and white ; 21.8 x 27.9 centimeters

Collection

• Thereza Christina Maria Collection

Institution

• National Library of Brazil