Afrotourism in Brazil: Open Dialogue for Human Rights

Cais do Valongo, the largest port of arrival for enslaved Africans in Brazil, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, was recognized as a World Heritage Site by United Nations (UNESCO). Its recognition is linked a place that marks of the colonization and slavery. The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans represented one of the most extreme violations of human rights in history and left consequences for Brazil. It is now part of the Historical and Archaeological Circuit of African Celebration, due to its historical and cultural importance. In 2020 the racial agenda emerged in Brazil and Afrotourism has emerged as a segment, which brings the racial agenda, the valorization of the African heritage in Brazil and the emergence of the anti-racist. It brings a demand for tourism to bring Afro-Brazilian narratives, memories and knowledge of quilombola communities in the country. Brazil is the country with the largest Afro-Descendant population outside the African continent. The UN General Assembly has proclaimed the period 2015-2024 as the International Decade of People of African Descent, with main objectives: to promote knowledge of and respect for the heritage, culture and the contribution of people of African descent. The aim of this article is to analyze the role of in promoting human rights and the anti-racist . Since the Durban Conference in 2001, which sought to raise global awareness of racial discrimination and the growing global demand for diversity and the importance of narratives, we will analyze the role of Afrotourism, which brings a perspective of the protagonism of the black community in telling their story and how this can change the perspective of the tourist's experience of Brazil. In addition to analyzing the role of tourism in the 2030 Agenda, which brings together action plans for the promotion of economic and social development.