Promoted by Trema!, quilombo.trema! held its first edition from November 8 to 12 in different venues across the city of Porto. Dedicated to bringing together BIPOC artists (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), this groundbreaking initiative in the city brought together artists from five countries: Brazil, Portugal, Ghana, Mozambique, and Cape Verde. All activities were free of charge.

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PERFORMANCES: Aparição AFROnta dos Malungos, Rafael Campos + Coletivo Quilombo Porto + Batucada Radical [Brazil / Portugal]; Strikethrough / Tachado — Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi / aka crazinisT artisT [Ghana]; dZikudZikui-aBiku-aBiikus / Born after the stillborn, Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi / aka crazinisT artisT [Ghana]; Tá Pió Cá: lição de raiz, Dori Nigro and Paulo Pinto [Brazil]

CONFERENCES:
Black Theatre: Contemporary Perspectives and Performative Matrices, by Leda Maria Martins [Brazil]; The Urgency of a New Cultural Dialogue, by Mario Lucio [Cape Verde]

WORKSHOPS: Dismantling Visualities: Anti-Colonial Zine, by Thiago Liberdade [Brazil]; Collective Mural: Decolonizing the City Through a Transgressive Urban Intervention, by Pedro Dalai [Brazil]; African Cuisine, by Karina Ramos [Brazil]

CONCERTS AND EVENTS: M’ÁFRIKA, Mario Lucio [Cape Verde]; A MAMANAUS [Brazil]; Cachupa da Filó [Cape Verde] — Collective Dinner; Afro Porto Fair

FILM SCREENING: CORPOLÍTICA

PUBLICATION LAUNCH: Presentes! Africanos e Afrodescendentes no Porto, by José Sérgio [Mozambique]