Museum of the Black History in Porto Alegre
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The Museum of the Black History in Porto Alegre, sometimes called the Black History Museum, is an open-air museum in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, dedicated to giving more visibility to the black community and rescuing the memory of its presence in the city. The museum does not have a headquarters. As historian Pedro Vargas said, "it is a museum of path, of territory. And it seeks to mark important places for the memory of the black population, which have been erased over time. The museum brings back an almost lost memory of this black population that was also part of the beginning of Porto Alegre. Population that, today, is practically invisibilized." It is the first of its kind in Brazil.
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