The cultural complex and the elaboration of the trauma of slavery

Millions of immigrants were forced to cross the Atlantic Ocean, brought to work as slaves in the american continent. The kidnapping, the break of family bonds, the compulsing moving abroad, the terrible journeys in the black ships and all the mistreats that Africans were submitted undoubtedly set up a highly traumatic situation. The traumas left by slavery can be seen in the social-economical and cultural conditions of their descendants, especially in Brazil. This paper analyses how this traumatic situation was fixed in a cultural complex being transmitted from generation to generation.