Historias & Curiosidades

April 18th, International Monuments and Sites Day

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Established by UNESCO in 1983, with the aim of raising awareness among member states to diversify, protect and conserve cultural heritage.

Representing an annual moment of celebration of patrimonial diversity, it is intended that April 18 to function as a commemorative milestone of national cultural heritage, but also celebrates international solidarity around the safeguarding and valorization of cultural heritage around the world.

Angola has a considerable historical-cultural heritage, highlighting buildings, sites and places of memory, rock art, natural parks, fauna and flora.

according to the Angolan ministry of culture, in the concrete case of built heritage, sites or places of memory constitute the most eloquent testimony of the historical path of activity and the sensitivity of the Angolan people at different times, contexts and situations that mark their history.

beyond several historical places that the country has, special attention should be provided to the rupestrian paintings located in the province of Namibe, which constitute tourist destination that can be used by both the executive and private investors.

The date is an opportunity to sensitize the public about the diversity of cultural heritage, and the efforts that their protection and conservation require. It also allows to expose its vulnerability and need to pay continuous attention.

This way, every year it is asked from UNESCO member states that, on this day, promote activities and free visits to historical sites, monuments and museums.

Carnival in Angola

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:45:00 +0000

It was the Portuguese who introduced Carnival in Angola

The first sketches of carnival games were progressively introduced in the kingdom of Congo after the first contacts between the Portuguese and the inhabitants of the basin of the great "N'zadi" river, in Zaire.
The first people who followed this type of demonstration were the N'Zombo from the south bank of the N'Zaire and the N'Zaus from the north bank of the same river, today called Cabinda, the Lândanas and Inbindas of the time.
Later, N'Zeto de Songo and Solongo also joined this game of life, but lastly in the kingdom of Manikongo.

Rosewood

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Scientific Name: Jacaranda Mimosifolia D.Don Family: Bignoniaceae Scientific Synonym: Jacaranda Chelonia Griseb. Used parts: leaf, dried flowers, root, peel.

Nome científico: Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don
Família: Bignoniaceae
Sinonímia científica: Jacaranda chelonia Griseb.
Partes usadas: Folha, flores secas, raiz, casca.
Constituintes (princípios ativos, nutrientes, etc.): Carobina, ácido caróbico, ácido esteocaróbico, carobona, ácido carobarético, taninos, saponinas, princípios amargos, resinas.
Propriedade terapêutica: Antisséptico, antibiótico.
Indicação terapêutica: Infecções bacterianas, gonorreia, sífilis, enfraquecimento mental, epilepsia, apetite descontrolado, leucemia, feridas e infecções da pele, nevralgias, varizes.

Nhaneca-Humbe

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000

The term Nhaneca-Humbe is used to designate a group of agricultural pastoralist ethnicities in southwestern Angola.

The term Nhaneca-Humbe is used to designate a group of agricultural pastoralist ethnicities in southwestern Angola.
Located mostly in the Huíla Province, these ethnicities combine cattle raising with agriculture generally aimed more at self-subsistence than commercialization.

27 de Março, Dia Mundial do Teatro

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Neste dia, pretende-se destacar a importância do teatro na história e cultura da humanidade, através de vários eventos e iniciativas organizadas por todo o mundo

World Theater Day has been celebrated since 1961, at the initiative of the International Theater Institute (ITI).
On this day, it is intended to highlight the importance of theater in the history and culture of humanity, through various events and initiatives organized around the world.

Various national and international theatrical events are organized to mark this occasion.
One of the most important celebrations of this day is the circulation of the international message of World Theater Day, through which, at the invitation of Iti, a worldwide recognition figure shares its reflections on the theme of theater and the culture of peace.

The first international message of World Theater Day was written by Jean Cocteau (France) in 1962.
He was first in Helsinki, and then in Vienna at the 9th World Iti Congress in June 1961 that President Arvi Kivimaa proposed, on behalf of the Finnish Center of the International Theater Institute, which was instituted a World Theater Day. The proposal, supported by the Scandinavian centers, was taken with acclamation.

UM SÉCULO DE HISTÓRIA - OITENTA ANOS DE MACONGE

Fri, 05 May 2023 09:14:00 +0000

Neste livro conta-se como nasceu um reino singular, tecido de “lenda e fantasia”, cujo berço se encontra no ubérrimo Vale do Lubango, nas Terras Altas da Huíla, no sudoeste de Angola, mas que, a partir de 1975, se encontra um pouco por todo o mundo. O tem

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