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Mapping Diaspora: African American Roots Tourism in Brazil by Patricia de Santana Pinho (review)

Mapping Diaspora: African American Roots Tourism in Brazil by Patricia de Santana Pinho (review) Pinho, Patricia de Santana. Mapping Diaspora: African American Roots Tour- ism in Brazil. Chapel Hill: North Carolina UP, 2018. 253 pp. For two weeks in August 2016, the world focused its attention on Brazil. Hundreds of thousands of people descended upon Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olym- pic Games while millions more watched the games on various media platforms. In the United States, the National Broadcasting Company broadcasted the games as well as stories about Brazil and the city of Rio. Both were glossily presented as multicultural paradises rich with beautiful people, food, and hot days and nights of dancing and drinking for tourists seeking exotic culture of fun and sun. Indeed, Brazil is a popular destination for travelers from around the world, particularly the United States and Europe. But, as Patricia de Santana Pinho argues, there is a rich tourism tradition in Brazil that slick representations of travel to and around the nation oen o ft vershadows. In Mapping Diaspora: African American Roots Tourism in Brazil, Pinho explores the phenomenon of Black American tourists who visit Brazil for the purpose of connecting with their African roots. Employing a framework she calls the “map of Africanness” to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Luso-Brazilian Review University of Wisconsin Press

Mapping Diaspora: African American Roots Tourism in Brazil by Patricia de Santana Pinho (review)

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Luso-Brazilian Review , Volume 57 (2) – Feb 20, 2021
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Pinho, Patricia de Santana. Mapping Diaspora: African American Roots Tour- ism in Brazil. Chapel Hill: North Carolina UP, 2018. 253 pp. For two weeks in August 2016, the world focused its attention on Brazil. Hundreds of thousands of people descended upon Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olym- pic Games while millions more watched the games on various media platforms. In the United States, the National Broadcasting Company broadcasted the games as well as stories about Brazil and the city of Rio. Both were glossily presented as multicultural paradises rich with beautiful people, food, and hot days and nights of dancing and drinking for tourists seeking exotic culture of fun and sun. Indeed, Brazil is a popular destination for travelers from around the world, particularly the United States and Europe. But, as Patricia de Santana Pinho argues, there is a rich tourism tradition in Brazil that slick representations of travel to and around the nation oen o ft vershadows. In Mapping Diaspora: African American Roots Tourism in Brazil, Pinho explores the phenomenon of Black American tourists who visit Brazil for the purpose of connecting with their African roots. Employing a framework she calls the “map of Africanness” to

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Luso-Brazilian Review – University of Wisconsin Press

Published: Feb 20, 2021

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