Selling Black Brazil : race, nation, and visual culture in Salvador, Bahia /

Using striking visual and textual records produced for the promotion of tourism, Romo shows how Bahia, which was home to the largest port for African slaves in the Americas and continued to maintain a distinctly Afro-Brazilian demographic and culture, became one of the most popular regions in Brazil...

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Main Author:	Romo, Anadelia A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : University of Texas Press, [2022].
Subjects:	Culture and tourism > Brazil > Salvador > History > 20th century. Tourism and art > Brazil > Salvador > History > 20th century > Pictorial works. City promotion > Brazil > Salvador > History > 20th century. National characteristics, Brazilian. Black people > Brazil > Social conditions. Indigenous peoples > Brazil > Social conditions. Salvador (Brazil) > Guidebooks > History > 20th century > Pictorial works. Salvador (Brazil) > Guidebooks > History > 20th century.

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Summary:	Using striking visual and textual records produced for the promotion of tourism, Romo shows how Bahia, which was home to the largest port for African slaves in the Americas and continued to maintain a distinctly Afro-Brazilian demographic and culture, became one of the most popular regions in Brazil among tourists from both Latin America and the United States, one that was actively promoted for this purpose by government-sponsored tourism boards, foreign visual artists and local writers.
Physical Description:	xiv, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1477324194 9781477324196