Francisco Félix de Souza
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Francisco Félix de Souza was a Brazilian slave trader who was deeply influential in the regional politics of pre-colonial West Africa. He founded Afro-Brazilian communities in areas that are now part
Francisco Félix de Souza
Cobra Verde
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Cobra Verde is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski in his fifth and final collaboration with Herzog. Based upon Bruce Chatwin's 1980 novel The Viceroy of
Francisco Félix de Souza
…novel The Viceroy of Ouidah was loosely based on de Souza's life, renaming him "Francisco Manuel da Silva". The book was adapted into the 1987 film Cobra Verde, directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski. Araujo, Ana Lucia (2011). "Forgetting and Remembering the Atlantic Slave Trade: The Legacy of…
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