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What lights up our Sun? “There are no such cutouts. It is without exception, without cutout, without however. We are all living suns.” - Aza Njeri In the tenth episode of the Sun cycle, Aza Njeri talks about the Bacongo philosophy and its assertion that each human being is a living Sun. Based on this idea, Aza reflects on the process of colonization and diaspora suffered by African peoples, and how these communities kept alive, through cultural practices such as capoeira and samba, solar survival strategies. The SOL cycle consists of 17 narratives published every Wednesday on our YouTube channel, in the Hatxã Kuï, Tukano, Nheengatu, Maxakali, Guarani or Portuguese languages. Presenting different views on the Sun, the cycle interweaves indigenous memories and knowledge with perspectives from astronomy, philosophy, astrology, literature and other areas of knowledge. On Wednesdays, we also publish a notebook related to each episode on our website: www.selvagemciclo.com.br/cadernos Follow our social media and our channel to find out about the series' releases! AZA NJERI is a writer, screenwriter, multi-artist, theater and literary critic, mother, podcaster, and YouTuber. She is a professor with a PhD in African Literature and a researcher of African and Afro-diasporic Philosophies, Cultures, Literatures, and Arts. She is a professor in the Postgraduate Program in Literature, Culture, and Contemporaneity at PUC-Rio and in the Undergraduate Program in the Department of Letters at PUC-RJ. She is also the coordinator of the Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Studies and Research on the African Continent and Afro-diasporas at PUC-Rio. ________________________ All Selvagem activities and materials are shared free of charge. For those who wish to give back, we invite you to financially support Escolas Vivas through our website: Selvagemciclo.com.br/escolas-vivas ________________________ CREDITS Direction: Anna Dantes Production: Madeleine Deschamps Production Assistants Daniel Grimoni and Alice Faria Rocca Films: Cinematography - Rafael Rolim Cameras - Lucca Pougy and Jota Prado Still Photo - Mauricio Machado Direct Sound - Toninho Muricy Editing and Finalization - Gabriel Ingber Theme Music Ceremony 14, by Gilberto Monte Opening Animation Luciano Gomes Palm Tree Drawings: Alexandre Werá Fabiano Kuaray Papá Leonardo Karai Rokadju Acknowledgements: Digo Fiães, IDG - Institute of Development and Management, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Lídia Vales de Souza, Botanical Garden Museum, Roberta Pessoa, Tambor Biz Production: Selvagem