Latido Afro is a series of self-guided cultural and tourist tours through different neighborhoods of Montevideo.
The tours feature geolocated and independent points of interest that narrate the memories and lives of people of African descent from their arrival in these lands as slaves to the present day.

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At each point you will be able to access videos with cultural, historical, social and artistic content, to learn first-hand about the memory and life of the Afro-descendant community in these neighborhoods.

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Ciudad Vieja - Old City

Port - Plaza Matriz - Cubo del Sur

Key points of this neighborhood that were important in the life of our Afro-descendant community.
Learn about them.

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Photo: Familia Silva Archive

Barrio Sur & Palermo

The neighborhood voice

People who tell us stories and places that have built the life of the neighborhoods.
We invite you to meet them.

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Barrio Cordón

Conventillo Gaboto

Often forgotten in popular recognition, the Cordón neighborhood shares the honor of being the birthplace of candombe along with Palermo and Barrio Sur.
Get to know it.

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Pocitos - La mondiola

Laundresses Small Square

A small square that pays tribute to the washerwomen - mostly of African descent.
Learn about their history.

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Punta Carretas

Parque Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela Park is a memorial that evokes the great man and reminds us of the unwavering universality of the values that guided his struggle.

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Marks of the Afro Memory

Capurro

We invite you to learn what the Caserío de los Negros in the Capurro neighborhood was like, what the infamous interoceanic slave trade was, how enslaved people traveled and many other things about this part of our history that is as sad as it is little disclosed.

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Mural tour

Street art is one more identity sign of the place. The map extends to the neighboring neighborhoods and shows you the great variety of works that exist in the area.

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Places of interest

Suggested walks through pretty little streets, places to eat something and other points of interest in these neighborhoods.

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Candombe

We tell you a little about the history of this authentic Montevidean rhythm; its elements, characters and some of its ways of expression.

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Agenda

Check the agenda and come to live the candombe live.

Days and times of rehearsals and plays of comparsas throughout the city of Montevideo.

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