Brazilian Quarters (Popo Aguda)

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Brazilian Quarters (Popo Aguda) is a historic neighborhood on Lagos Island in Nigeria, known for its Afro-Brazilian architecture and heritage rooted in formerly enslaved returnees from Brazil.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage site
historic neighborhood
urban district
alsoKnownAs Brazilian Quarter
Popo Aguda
architecturalStyle Afro-Brazilian architecture
Brazilian colonial style
Catholic-influenced architecture
country Nigeria
culturalInfluence Brazilian culture
Portuguese language legacy
Yoruba culture
demographicGroup Afro-Brazilian descendants
Aguda community
ethnicOriginOfFounders Afro-Brazilians
Aguda people
formerly enslaved Africans returned from Brazil
hasBuiltHeritageType family chapels
ornamental gateways
plastered and painted facades
hasHeritage Afro-Brazilian
Afro-Latin
Yoruba
heritageStatus recognized as a historic Afro-Brazilian enclave in Lagos
historicalContext Atlantic slave trade aftermath
return of emancipated slaves from Brazil to Lagos
historicalPeriodOfFormation 19th century
influencedBy Brazilian Catholic brotherhoods
Portuguese building techniques
languageHeritage Portuguese-derived names
Yoruba
locatedIn Lagos
Lagos Island
Lagos State
South West Nigeria NERFINISHED
West Africa
notableFor Afro-Brazilian family compounds
arched windows and balconies
courtyard houses
ornate stucco facades
two-storey townhouses
partOf historic core of Lagos Island
region Gulf of Guinea
surface form: Gulf of Guinea coast
religiousHeritage Christianity
Roman Catholicism
urbanFunction cultural tourism destination
residential neighborhood

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Lagos Island contains Brazilian Quarters (Popo Aguda)