Brazil quilombola
IBGE releases publication Brazil Quilombola at Palmares Foundation, in Brasília
March 25, 2025 04h02 PM | Last Updated: March 26, 2025 11h56 AM
On Thursday (27), at 2 pm, the IBGE will release the publication Brazil Quilombola at Palmares Foundation, in Brasíia (DF). The publication compiles the major results of the 2022 Population Census on quilombola communities and peoples. The release will be streamed through Digital IBGE. During the event, the IBGE portal will release a digital version of the publication, as well as two pages related to quilombolas and indigenous peoples on My IBGE, from which users can access specific data about these traditional communities and peoples.
The event and the publication are a partnership with the Ministry of Education and the United Nations Population Fund in Brazil (UNFPA). The workshop "Brazil Quilombola: Potentialities of the census data for the quilombola population" will be presented on Friday morning (28) at Casa da ONU Brasil
Marcio Pochmann, President of the IBGE, highlights that "the recognition of the quilombola movement, which resisted and fought against enslavement, remains a key fight against inequalities in Brazil. A very vulnerable community that is growing, comprising mostly youngsters, according to the 2022 Population Census."
According to the IBGE, the Census of the quilombola population celebrates an important landmark for the valuation and recognition of quilombolas in Brazil. When included in the Population Census, it assures that those communities have their identity, culture and social needs recognized by government and society. This process is key to assure the implementation of public policies that address more efficiently the quilombola demands.
In addition, the Census of the quilombola population is also a means to consolidate data, view and strengthen the fights of quilombola communities for historical reparation, respect to its territories and preservation of cultural traditions. Therefore, both the Census and the release of the publication "Brazil Quilombola" gather key steps for the formal recognition of the quilombola contributions to the territorial and cultural configuration of Brazil.
Marta Antunes, Technical Manager of the publication, says that the release "materializes the fact that we have, for the first time ever, official statistics on the quilombola population." According to the manager, the study will bring a map with data on the quilombola concentration in the space, so as to help public managers in the implementation of policies to quilombolas.
Also in charge of the publication, Fernando Damasco highlighted that "beyond the statistical information, the material shows the number of quilombola persons in the municipalities through easy-to-use maps and tables, streamlining the knowledge of its distribution along the national space and of the status of the recognition of its territories by the State."
The release event Brazil Quilombola will take two days:
First day (March 27, 2025):
Exhibition, with the presence of authorities, experts in population censuses and representatives of civil society.
Time: 2 pm
Venue: Palmares Cultural Foundation
Address: Q.2 South Autarchy Sector - South Wing, Brasília - Federal District
Presence should be confirmed up to March 25 through email asoares@unfpa.org, with a copy to quiroga@unfpa.org.
The event will be streamed through Digital IBGE and IBGE´s social media.
Second day (March 28, 2025):
Workshop "Brazil Quilombola: Potentialities of the census data for the quilombola population", aiming at streamlining the access to information produced by the IBGE and potential use for the formulation, monitoring and assessment of public policies. Where to find and possibilities of using official geoscientific and statistical products on quilombolas. Supported by UNFPA, the course will be conducted by the IBGE training team for those who wish to learn a practical way of finding and extracting information from the data produced by the IBGE. The access to information and to the right of knowing how many we are and where we are is an essential human right.
1- IBGE Portal
2- 2022 Census Overview
3- SIGC
4-PGI
Time: 9 am
Venue: Casa da ONU Brasil
Address: North Embassies Sector-SEN Block 802, Lot 17- North Wing, Brasília - Federal District
Registration: can be made on-site
