{"id":90380,"date":"2025-09-24T18:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/tourism-ministries-launch-campaign-for-massangano-town"},"modified":"2025-09-24T18:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:31:12","slug":"tourism-ministries-launch-campaign-for-massangano-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/tourism-ministries-launch-campaign-for-massangano-town","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Ministries Launch Campaign for Massangano Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Ministries of Tourism and Culture launched Monday in Luanda the campaign dubbed &#8220;Reconnected Roots &#8211; Uniting Angolan Heritage in the Americas,&#8221; which promotes Massangano town as a cultural tourism destination and a place of Afro-descendant memory.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The initiative is based on an integrated vision of transforming Massangano and the Kwanza Corridor into landmarks of Afro-descendant cultural heritage aimed at mobilizing funds for the development of this historic site in Angola.<\/p>\n<p>It will also support initiatives that create economic and social value for local communities, such as supporting small and medium-sized tourism businesses, promoting eco- and agrotourism projects, and empowering women and youth to join the sector&#8217;s value chain and includes the creation of an open-air memorial, historical exhibitions, and cultural spaces that preserve and communicate Massangano&#8217;s heritage to future generations and the diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>The project was awarded by the Ministries of Tourism and Culture, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Angola (AmCham), in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Kwanza Norte.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Massangano<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The town of Massangano was once the provisional capital of Angola during the Dutch occupation of Luanda in the 16th century, during the reign of the Portuguese captain, Paulo Dias de Novais, who was buried there.<\/p>\n<p>The town also houses the courthouse and prison, the first chamber in Angola, the slave cross and square, and the Portuguese fortress defending itself against the Dutch invasion, which followed the Kwanza River corridor.The sanctuary of Our Lady of Victory, built in the 16th century, is a major attraction for visitors, both domestic and foreign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Angola<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. The Ministries of Tourism and Culture launched Monday in Luanda the campaign dubbed &#8220;Reconnected Roots &#8211; Uniting Angolan Heritage in the Americas,&#8221; which promotes Massangano town as a cultural tourism destination and a place of Afro-descendant memory. 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