Case file · Folklore / legend
Kianda of Luanda
Kianda, a sea and water spirit who protects fishermen, is honoured at the Ilha de Luanda feast; Luandans say she took revenge when the Kinaxixi lagoon where she lived was filled in.
1995 CE · -8.82, 13.24 · status: legend
The account
Pepetela's 1995 novel O Desejo de Kianda imagines buildings collapsing as the spirit tries to free her waters, a story that drew on popular talk about the Kinaxixi square.