Stock Photo: Cais Do Valongo - Historic World Heritage Site
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 29, 2017: Cais do Valongo Valongo Wharf, an archaeological site recognized by Unesco as a World Heritage Site. The site was the largest port of landing of slaves in the Americas. It is estimated that approximately 1 million people landed in the port of slave ships that operated between the years of 1811 and 1831, when it was closed and turned into the Empress Pier.
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