Lisboa Trip Overview
Discover the earlier African presence in Lisbon, through open and insightful conversation, while enjoying the wonderful scenery of the city.
Get to know more about the first European capital to receive African slaves, the social relationships, miscegenation, colonization, and the overall participation of Africans in the discoveries together with their influence in the Portuguese culture.
Additional Info
* Duration: 3 to 4 hours
* Starts: Lisboa, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Discover the earlier African presence in Lisbon, through open and insightful conversation, while enjoying the wonderful scenery of the city.
Get to know more about the first European capital to receive African slaves, the social relationships, miscegenation, colonization, and the overall participation of Africans in the discoveries together with their influence in the Portuguese culture.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
Alfama, the oldest neighborhood in the city of Lisbon, founded by the Arabs. It will be a place to introduce Africa’s history, roots, and connections with other people.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Chafariz D’El Rei, R. Cais de Santarem 23, Lisbon 1100-603 Portugal
This fountain shows the division of social classes during the middle age, where Africans are also represented.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Campo das Cebolas, Rua dos Arameiros s/n0 Largo Jose Saramago – Alfama, Lisbon 1100-027 Portugal
This place belonged to the old port of Lisbon, where the first African slaves arrived in Europe.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco), Avenida Infante Dom Henrique 1C, Lisbon 1100-053 Portugal
One of the most emblematic places in the Portuguese capital, where several events in the country’s history took place. An important place in the slave trade.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Cidade Baixa, Lisbon Portugal
The central neighborhood of the capital, although destroyed by the 1755 earthquake. It will be a perfect place to talk about the interaction of Africans in Portuguese society.
Stop At: Rua Cor de Rosa, Rua Nova do Carvalho, Lisbon 1200-161 Portugal
The place were several African women provided services.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Time Out Market Lisboa, Avenida 24 de Julho Mercado da Ribeira, Lisbon 1200-479 Portugal
One of the best-known places in the capital today, but in the past, it was the place of work for many Africans.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Jardim Dom Luis, Praca dom Luis I, Lisbon 1200-161 Portugal
In this beautiful Garden, it is where we have the statue of the Marquis Sá da Bandeira, responsible for the abolition of slavery in Portuguese territory and colonies.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Consulate-General of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Lisbon, R. António Maria Cardoso 39, 1200-445 Lisboa, Portugal
Here in front of the Brazilian consulate, we will discuss the topic of transatlantic slave traffic and its consequences.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Rossio Square, Praca Dom Pedro IV, Lisbon 1100-026 Portugal
One of the central and busiest places in the city of Lisbon. Where we will talk about the integration of Africans and the creation of colonies.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Igreja de Sao Domingos (Santa Justa e Rufina), Largo Sao Domingos, Lisbon 1150-320 Portugal
Here we can understand the form of integration of Africans in the Catholic religion and the achievements.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Rossio Train Station, Praca D. Pedro IV, Lisbon Portugal
Built during the 19th century, with Manueline architectonic style, that represents the country’s golden times, a way to claim a place among the European countries that divided Africa into colonies, in the Berlin Conference of 1884.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Restauradores Square, Praça dos Restauradores, 1250-096 Lisboa, Portugal
This square represents the restoration of Portugal’s independence from Spain in which many African slaves fought.
