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Subject: Re: [Melungeon] Brewton Berry
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 03:25:11 EST
In a message dated 3/6/03 8:30:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,
writes:
> I am just curious do Angolans have straight black hair?
>
Some do. The following URL, http://www.angola.org/culture/dance.html
explains the mixture of Portuguese, African and Amerindian (Brazil) that
occured centuries ago. Today, although there are more than 60 African
Languages spoken in Angola, the Portuguese influence is such that Portuguese
is still the official language. As you will notice in the article, Brazil
was not only the recipient of Portuguese and African mixture from Angola.
Brazilian Amerindians also made the trip back to Angola, leaving their
influence and genes.
Judy L.
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