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Valongo Wharf in Brazil is an attempt to bury history
Cais do Valongo (Valongo Wharf), an archaeological site reconised by Unesco as a World Heritage Site. It was the largest port of landing of slaves in Americas. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
The Valongo Wharf is an old dock situated in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets.
Built in 1811, it was the site of landing and trading of enslaved Africans until 1831 when the Blockade of Africa banned the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil (although clandestine trade continued until 1888 through other routes).
