Abstract

Every city contains its history. Luanda and Maputo are no different. Luanda, facing the Atlantic, reveals Western influence in its Luso-Brazilian architecture. Maputo, facing the Indian Ocean, boasts the mix of Africa, Portugal an Asia. The world of these cities is particularly mixed: pluralities and diversities that involve beings, objects, temporalities and spaces are intertwined. The archaic occurs with the modern; progress with backwardness. Political moments crash into one another. All stake claims to historical attention: the precolonial era, coastal settlement, modern colonialism, independence, postcolonialism, post-war and actuality.

Authors: António Pinto Ribeiro, Francisco Noa, Margarida Calafate Ribeiro, Nazir Ahmed Can, Nuno Simão Gonçalves, Phillip Rothwell, Rita Chaves, Roberto Vecchi, Sandra Inês Cruz, Tania Macêdo.