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October 12th, 2011, 05:42 PM
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July 17th, 2012, 02:38 AM
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escravos in portuguese means slaves... why is this name?
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July 17th, 2012, 03:05 AM
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Yea hakon why the name
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July 17th, 2012, 06:43 AM
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It is named after the Escavos River which runs through the area. Back in the days of colonialism that area was heavily involved in the slave trade between the Portuguese and the Americas. The Portuguese actually named quiet a few locations during their exploration of West Africa. Hence why there are some West African areas that have Portuguese names, Lagos being the most in recognized.
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July 17th, 2012, 08:36 AM
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There are so many of these colonial names....from terrible sources...and I spoke about it here...in another thread in the Oasis.
Lekki for example is the name of a Portuguese Slave trader, but Nigerians are happy with such names - they don't find it the least bit insulting.
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BTW, is there a portuguese decendents or brazilian ex-slaves decendents that speeks portuguese in Nigeria?
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December 14th, 2012, 03:28 AM
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 Deebo, so when are you going to change the name of the Escravos river??  Escavos Gas to Liquid Plant U/C   
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