Quilombo Kalunga is a large quilombola territory in central Brazil governed through community assemblies and collective land management. It represents an active form of Afro-Brazilian territorial self-government.
| Creation date | 1982 |
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| Topics | Commons, Democracy, Land Use |
| Context | Rural |
| Typology | Community Organizing |
| Languages | Portuguese |
| Thematics | Radical Democracy |
Kalunga communities govern collectively through assemblies that decide land use, cultural practices, and economic initiatives. Authority is shared and rooted in tradition.
Collective ownership of territory underpins decision-making and social cohesion. Community leaders are accountable to assemblies.
Kalunga remains an active quilombola territory with strong internal democracy.