Rio - The scattering of Afro-descendants around the world is the subject of the 3rd Conference of the Association for the Study of World African Diaspora (ASWAD) which is taking place for the first time in Brazil. Some 400 Brazilian and foreign scholars with links to 191 universities worldwide will participate.

ASWAD is a non-profit organization which studies the African contribution to Western culture and the position and problems of Afro-descendants in society.

Translator: Allen Bennett