For a long portion of its history, Rio de Janeiro’s port was the heart of the world’s busiest slave trade. However, the traces of this dark and shameful industry have been gradually erased by collective amnesia and historical reframing. In 2009, 7 years before the 2016 Olympic Games, a vast port revitalization project was launched, that sought to turn the derelict port into a world-class, upscale mixed-use leisure and entertainment district. In 2011, excavation work unearthed the ruins of ...