Film synopsis: Goa, the capital of Portuguese India until 1961, was the origin of systematic and diverse migratory networks to East Africa, particularly from the second half of the 19th century onwards. The territorial occupation of the African continent and the subsequent development of transport, trade, and administrative infrastructure led to an increasing migration from Portuguese India to the entire eastern coast of Africa under Portuguese, German, and British rule. Various Goa communities settled in Africa, profoundly influencing the port cities where they established themselves through their participation in economic and cultural activities. Medicine, commerce, public administration, architecture, photography, and music were some of these activities. Goans left marks that are still visible today, both materially and in oral memories. Through various life stories of different generations and places that marked the Goan presence in two cities of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, and their reflection in Goa, this documentary aims to create a space for the connections between Goa and Tanzania to be discovered through life stories, memories, objects, and places that bear witness to the deep affective and personal dimensions that illustrate and question historical narratives.
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