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#NaçãodoMaracatuPortoRico #SundayShowcase: Mestre Chacon Viana. . The leadership of Nação do Maracatu Porto Rico was passed on in 2000 from Dona Elda Viana to her son, Mestre Chacon Viana. 20 years later he’s still Porto Rico’s leader and beating heart. He was raised in the religious and cultural world of the Nação, and has built his great knowledge of Afro-Brazilian religion, music, and fundamentals of Maracatu, over a lifetime of hard work and dedication. . “Maracatu é religião, é vida, comunidade, força, conjunto. Tudo que não consegue ver, só sentir.” “Maracatu is religion, it is life, community, strength, togetherness. What you cannot see, but feel.” 
Mestre Chacon Viana . #MestreChaconViana #DonaElda #Candomblé #Maracatu #Brazil #UK #Tradition #Culture #Resistance #HistoryLovers #HistoryBuff #BrazilianHistory #SundaySeries #SundayRead #SundaySpotlight #SundayMotivation #SundayFunday #InstaGood #SundayVibes #AfroBrazilianRhythms #AfroBrazilianMusic #BrazilianRhythms #BrrazilianMusic #AfroBrazilianCulture #BrazilianCulture #MusicCulture #Drumming