Huambo – The governor of the province of Huambo, Lotti Nolika, stated on Monday that the tour of the King of Bailundo, Tchongolola Tchongonga “Ekuikui VI” to the Federative Republic of Brazil will open doors for tourism in this region of the country.
The Sovereign of Bailundo was in Brazil for 25 days, between the 22nd of October and the 15th of this month, on a trip aimed at strengthening the bonds of brotherhood and traditional ties between the two peoples, which received a lot of attention on social media and in several newspapers in that southern American country.
During the visit, at the invitation of the Cultural Center (Casa de Angola) in São Paulo, Tchongolola Tchongonga met again with the "brothers by ancestral rights from Angola and the African continent", as well as contributing to the studies of African culture, based on the rites and rhythms rooted in Angolan society.
The Governor Lotti Nolika, who spoke at the courtesy meeting and reception of the King of Bailundo, said that during Ekuikui VI's visit to Brazil, a message was sent to the international community that in the province of Bailundo there is a kingdom Ovimbundu strong and with many curiosities.
She said he followed King Tchongolola Tchongonga's tour through the media and social networks, a fact that made the local population happy, as it allowed them to reunite with some Ovimbundu brothers, who, during the colonial period, went to Brazil without knowing their origins.
To this end, she asked for greater preparation from the vice-governor's offices for the Political, Social and Economic and Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports sectors, to work on the credibility of the habits of this region at the level of the various nations, as he believes that the province will receive floods in the coming days.
The governor recalled that many Angolans left for that South American country as “contracted”, a situation imposed by the Portuguese colonial regime, hence the importance of the visit, to demonstrate to them that they are not alone.
Therefore, she encouraged and congratulated the Sovereign on the initiative of the tour, for allowing the “brothers by Angolan ancestral rights” to relive various moments of Ovumbundu culture.
In turn, the King of Bailundo, Tchongolola Tchongonga “Ekuikui VI”, reported that of the approximately 156 million inhabitants in Brazil, 53 percent are black people from Africa, especially Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He said that Angolan ancestors always wanted to come to Brazil, to find out how their children were doing, taken by the colonial regime imposed at that time.
The visit to Brazil, according to the Sovereign, served to lessen the longing for the “brothers for ancestral rights” and to remind them that they are not children of slaves, but of an enslaved people, of Angolan kings and queens.
In Brazil, Tchongolola Tchongonga “Ekuikui VI”, met with leaders of the black community, indigenous people, artists and African-based religions, in addition to meeting the Secretary of Culture of the city of São Paulo and traditional tourism businesspeople, in framework for fundraising, cooperation and necessary exchange.
He also spoke to the first Angolan refugees from the provinces of Huambo and Benguela, who arrived in Brazil in 1975, in addition to being honored in the Casa da Memória space and launching his first book entitled "The hegemony of the Ovimbundu in the kingdom of Mbalundu ”.ZZN/ALH/TED/DOJ
