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Sesc 24 de Maio - Part of Black History (webcomic)

On the left: It's part of black culture - Chapel of the Aflicted, Liberdade neighborhood | Part of an old slave cemetery, now buried.
On the right: 7th of September Square, Liberdade neighborhood | Old Pelourinho (a place where slaves were punished back in the 19th century)
On the left: São Francisco Square Law School, Downtown São Paulo | An homage to Luís Gama, poet and lawyer who helped free more than 500 slaves, back in the 19th century.
On the right: Memory Square, Downtown São Paulo | Back in the 19th century, this place was an slave market.
On the left: Hail Mary of the Black Men Church, Paiçandu Square | The church used to be the only church that sheltered the black population when they weren't allowed to attend other churches.
On the right: Rock Gallery, Republic Square | Music, hairdos and black lifestyle. The gallery is a reference point for the city's black culture since the 90s.
On the left: Reggae Gallery, Republic Square | Nigerians, Angolese, Senegalese and Mozambican are just a few of the african immigrants that work and visit the gallery.
On the right: The comic posted on SESC's instagram feed.
It's part of São Paulo's history.
Sesc 24 de Maio - Part of Black History (webcomic)
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