Portrait of a black family at Sao Raimundo Quilombo in Alcantara, Maranhao, Northeast Brazil.

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A quilombo is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos were escaped former slaves and, in some cases, a minority of marginalised non-slave Brazilians that faced oppression during colonization.

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Sao Raimundo Quilombo in Alcantara, Maranhao, Northeast Brazil.
Photo credit: © Ricardo Funari / BrazilPhotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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