Mercado de Escravos (The Slave Market)

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Mercado de Escravos (The Slave Market)

Lagos

In the mid-15th century, the first African slaves arrived in Lagos and began to be sold. One of the city’s oldest buildings currently houses the Slave Market Museum, which gives visitors a perspective of this regrettable chapter in Portuguese history.

Contacts

Municipality - Lagos
Town - Lagos
Phone - 282 762 301/282 770 020

Characteristics

Activity - Cultural Heritage
Category - Museums
Entrance - Paid
Opening - Open to the public
Timetable - Monday to Saturday, from 10 am to 6 pm (reception closes at 5.30 pm) | • Closed: Sundays, 1st January, Easter Sunday, 25 April, 1st May, 24th and 25th December

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