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[^0]:    1 An important context related to the African diaspora in Brazil is the Valongo Wharf in Rio de Janeiro, used for the disembarking of hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans from 1811 to 1843. The wharf was built beside Brazil's largest slave market, which was in operation from 1779 to 1831. Archaeological excavations at the site have revealed an enormous wealth of cultural material used by the Africans who were imported and traded in the area, such as ceramic vessels, ornaments and items of a religious nature, such as quartz crystals and amulets. See Lima et al. (2014, pp. 103-136). For a historical and geographical perspective on the Atlantic slave trade through Valongo Wharf, see Soares (2016, pp. 150-161).