Saracura River Valley
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Saracura Quilombo
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An urban maroon community, now home to the Bixiga neigborhood
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In the 19th century, the Saracura Quilombo developed in the Saracura River Valley as a safe place for enslaved people that ran away from the slave markets in Largo de Memoria. The valley's geography, river, and dense vegetation provided a source of food, survival, and work for the quilombolas. As the black community grew, it became the foundation for the Bixiga neighborhood.
Recently, during an excavation for a station on the 6-Orange Metro Line, archaeological remains from the Quilombo site were uncovered. The discovery of these artifacts incited the formation of the Mobiliza Saracura Vai-Vai Movement, a group formed by Bixiga residents in demand for the preservation of the archaeological site and the renaming of station 14 Bis to Saracura Vai-Vai Station.
Written by: Kelaiah Carey (Class of 2025)
