Valongo Wharf
Cais do Valongo · 리우데자네이루
former wharf in Rio de Janeiro
Contents
7 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Valongo Wharf2:40
Welcome, scholars and historians, to the Cais do Valongo, the Valongo Wharf. We are currently standing before one of the most profoundly devastating, yet absolutely essential, archaeological sites on the global historical map. …
Listen in the app2The Construction of the 1811 Wharf2:12
To comprehend the brutal utilitarian nature of the Valongo Wharf, we must conduct a precise chronological analysis of its origins. Prior to the construction of this specific stone infrastructure, the horrific commerce in enslaved…
Listen in the app3The Lazareto and the Complex of Death2:07
Our historical analysis must expand beyond the immediate footprint of the stone wharf to encompass the terrifying broader logistical complex that operated in this surrounding area. The Valongo Wharf was merely the physical…
Listen in the app4The Empress Wharf Overlay2:15
Let us direct our analytical attention to the highly complex stratigraphy of the excavated site before us. Notice that there is a distinctly different, more refined layer of geometric paving stones resting directly atop the…
Listen in the app5Pereira Passos and the Final Burial2:08
The physical archaeology of the site reveals yet another profound layer of historical amnesia. The elegant Empress Wharf, which had so cynically obscured the original slave port, was itself destined for destruction and burial. …
Listen in the app6The Rediscovery and Little Africa2:10
We must now analyze the miraculous resurrection of this site and its profound implications for the surrounding urban environment. The unearthing of the Valongo Wharf in two thousand and eleven during the massive excavations for…
Listen in the app7Valongo Wharf1:48
As we conclude our rigorous historical and spatial analysis of the Valongo Wharf, it is imperative to confront the enduring, uncomfortable legacy of the atrocities committed upon these stones. This excavated depression is…
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What is Valongo Wharf?
Valongo Wharf is a place in 리우데자네이루 with 7 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | 리우데자네이루 |
|---|---|
| Type | Heritage |
| Story sections | 7 |
| Total length | 15 min 20 s in all |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | -22.8971, -43.1874 |
| Last updated |
