The present state of research in Brazil 297Säo Paulo has a Centre of African Studies (Centro de Estudos Africanos)
which has a different policy from that of the centre in Bahia; under the admin-
istration of Professor Fernando Augusto Albuquerque Mouräo it is carrying
out word of the highest quality. The centre is a section of the University of Säo
Paulo. It has just brought out the first volume of its periodical, Africa, which
makes a valuable contribution to studies on Brazil's black culture.
In Bahia a Black Museum, built at the suggestion of the Brazilian Ministry
of Foreign Relations, is soon to be opened. It will be attached to the Ministry
of Education and Culture, through the Federal University of Bahia.
Steps that need to be takenCreate a scientific body able to collect as quickly as possible all the available
material on existing black culture, some of which is in the process of
disappearing.
Make all Brazilian archives concerning black people available without restric-
tion, whether the material is held publicly or privately.
Finance, through public or private, State or para-State institutions, visits by
experts to countries where studies on the blacks are necessary.
Help researchers in their studies by providing them with the facilities needed
for their work, copies of documents, etc.
Recruit as quickly as possible Yoruba-, Fon- and Kikongo-speaking African
teachers to give courses in Bahia.
Keep African specialists in touch with Unesco activities in this field.