The term Mina was historically used in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish as an ethnonym for various different African peoples and their descendants. The term originated from the Costa da Mina a
Mina canoe man (1895)
Circa-1730 portrait of an enslaved woman from Mina (Costa da Mina) in Brazil.
Casa das Minas
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The Casa das Minas, or Querebentã Toi Zomadonu, is a 19th century Afro-Brazilian temple in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. It is located on Rua de São Pantaleão in the Historic Center of the city. It belo
Mina (historical ethnic term)
…Gen-Mina is sometimes known as Mina. The term is also present in Tambor de Mina, an Afro-Brazilian religion in Northern and Northeastern Brazil, and the Casa das Minas, a temple of the aforementioned religion. Rufina, a West African woman who self-identified as Mina and was brought to Uruguay…
Exterior of Casa das Minas
Central hall of the Casa das Minas
Internal room
Religious object made of clay tile