Brazil
Since 2011, there has been an effort to excavate and preserve Rio de Janeiro’s Valongo Wharf. Built in 1811 and then buried for more than 150 years beneath layer after layer of stone and pavement, Valongo Wharf was once one of the largest ports in the world engaged in the transatlantic human trade. Please follow this link for more information: “The Fight To Preserve This Historic Slave Port Site In Brazil Read More