Luanda – The widening of mass cultural tourism is important factor for Angola’s economic and social progress and for country's reputation and the increase of revenues from this sector.
This statement came from the minister of Culture and Tourism Filipe Zau on Thursday, in Luanda, while he was speaking at launching ceremony of the “Tourist and Cultural Route of Slaves in Angola” project.
Felipe Zau added that the goals of widening the mass cultural tourism will only be achieved if infrastructure and support services are created, through properly structured work, to be carried out between the State and the private sector.
The minister considered that culture brings knowledge that is perpetuated for eternity, as it is passed from generation to generation, translating into an important factor of identity and otherness.
At the occasion, he informed that Brazil has a total of 100 million people of African descent and the United States of America around 41 million, who have their past linked to the African continent.
The “Tourist and Cultural Route of Slaves in Angola”, which starts in 2024, arises from a doctoral work defended at the University of Coimbra (Portugal), director general of the Institute for the Promotion of Tourism (Infotur), Afonso Vita, having as based on the history of more than 500 years of slavery.
When put into operation, the project will allow national and foreign people to gain knowledge about the history of slavery, such as concentration, sale and boarding places, as well as areas of great interest.
In this context, the route was designed for a 10-day tour, passing through four important points in the history of trafficking, namely, the municipality of Soyo (Zaire), Ambriz (Bengo), Massangano village (Cuanza Norte province) and Luanda, ending in Mbanza Kongo, Zaire province. ANM/ART/DOJ
