You are here: Homepage Tag Quilombolas Articles Brazilian writer Itamar Vieira Junior is a geographer and ethnologist – and a descendant of the quilombolas, an afrobrazilian community whose ancestors were escaped slaves Photo: Uendel Galter Fiction | Brazil The fight of the quilombolas Politics clashes with everyday life in Brazil, in a story of sisterhood, race and religion. Itamar Vieira Junior’s debut novel thrives on this colourful mix By Michael Ebmeyer 01/09/2023
Brazilian writer Itamar Vieira Junior is a geographer and ethnologist – and a descendant of the quilombolas, an afrobrazilian community whose ancestors were escaped slaves Photo: Uendel Galter Fiction | Brazil The fight of the quilombolas Politics clashes with everyday life in Brazil, in a story of sisterhood, race and religion. Itamar Vieira Junior’s debut novel thrives on this colourful mix By Michael Ebmeyer 01/09/2023
