Stage 6, 6 January
Grand-Popo / Agoué
Between land, sea and memory
Here, the journey slows down. We look at the sea. We listen to the stories.
Why this stage matters in the search for our roots
We reach the coast, where the world of our ancestors met Atlantic history.
Grand-Popo and Agoué were among the secondary ports of the slave trade: trading posts, embarkation beaches, lagoon routes used to gather captives before their forced departure. Today they are places of reflection and resilience, where the Afro-Brazilian heritage also lives on.
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What we will discover
Coastal societies
Former trading posts
Lagoon routes
Afro-Brazilian heritage
The Kalọ̀ sí ilé® experience
I find the roads to the sea
We take our time. The journey changes pace by the sea and the lagoon.
Time shared with the people of Grand-Popo, to listen to the stories passed on by the communities.
Highlight
Time shared with the coastal communities.
What the traveller takes home
The living link between Benin and the Americas, through the Afro-Brazilian heritage.
Between land, sea and memory.
What if the return began here?