Ilê Aiyê

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Ilê Aiyê is a pioneering Afro-Brazilian carnival bloco from Salvador, Bahia, renowned for celebrating Black culture, identity, and resistance through music and performance.

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Ilê Aiyê canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Brazilian carnival bloco ⓘ
cultural organization ⓘ
admissionPolicy historically restricted to Black participants ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
culturalSignificance reference in Afro-Brazilian identity politics ⓘ
symbol of Black resistance in Brazil ⓘ
ethnicGroupFocus Afro-Brazilians ⓘ
focusesOn African heritage ⓘ
Afro-diasporic history ⓘ
Black pride ⓘ
foundedIn 1974 ⓘ
founder Antônio Carlos dos Santos ⓘ
Apaches do Tororó members ⓘ
Vovô do Ilê ⓘ
genre Afro-Brazilian music ⓘ
samba-reggae ⓘ
hasEducationalArm Escola Mãe Hilda ⓘ
hasMotto “Que bloco é esse? Eu sou Ilê Aiyê” ⓘ
hasPart dancers ⓘ
percussion band ⓘ
vocal ensemble ⓘ
headquartersLocation Curuzu neighborhood, Salvador ⓘ
inception 1974 ⓘ
influenced Ilê Aiyê-inspired Afro-blocos in Brazil ⓘ
Olodum ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Bahia ⓘ
Pelourinho ⓘ
Salvador ⓘ
mission affirmation of Black identity ⓘ
celebration of Black culture ⓘ
combatting racism ⓘ
promotion of Black resistance ⓘ
musicStyle percussive carnival music ⓘ
namedAfter Yoruba expression related to “house of life” ⓘ
notableFor being the first Afro-bloco in Salvador ⓘ
influencing Afro-Brazilian cultural movements ⓘ
participation in Salvador Carnival ⓘ
organizes carnival parades ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
educational projects ⓘ
performs songs about African countries ⓘ
songs about Black heroes ⓘ
performsDuring Carnival of Salvador ⓘ
religiousInfluence Afro-diasporic religions ⓘ
Candomblé ⓘ
uses African-inspired costumes ⓘ
Afrocentric visual aesthetics ⓘ

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Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro) → inspiredBy → Ilê Aiyê ⓘ
Ilê Pérola Negra (O Canto do Negro) → associatedWith → Ilê Aiyê ⓘ