LAW 10.639/03 AND THE TEACHING OF AFRO-BRAZILIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE

Abstract This article discusses some obstacles, dilemmas and challenges related to the application of Lei [Law] 10.639/03. To this end, it highlights some problems linked to how Afro-Brazilian history and culture have been approached in the education system; then, it recommends resources, strategies and measures that can be taken to solve the problems. Finally, it gives a brief overview of the 22 years that have elapsed since the law was enacted, sparking an unprecedented debate in the education system and resulting in advances in confronting epistemic racism and the coloniality of knowledge.