A Black Women of Brazil post highlights ‘Angola Janga – A history of Palmares’ a graphic novel:
More hereThe story of the largest quilombo in Brazil is now in the comic strip in Angola Janga – Uma história de Palmares, by the hands of Marcelo D’Salete
By Carol Ito
A graphic novel Angola Janga – Uma história de Palmares (Angola Janga – A history of Palmares) has 432 pages and was based on research done by comic strip designer Marcelo D’Salete for 11 years. He investigated records about the quilombo, its main characters and strategies of resistance to slavery in the colonial period. The book was released in November by publisher Veneta and is expected to be released in Portugal and France in the next semester.
