Abstract This paper proceeds to a critical and reflexive analysis on the diffusion process of kizomba, a genre of dance that has gained enormous popularity all over the world. Through methodological strategies inspired by the notion of multi-sited ethnography, the research that is the origin of this work proceeds to a mapping of the actors (teachers, musicians, producers, dancers) and festivals, in an attempt to map the wide circulation of this dance of african roots. We will pay particular attention to three complementary aspects: At first, I map out the protagonists and contexts of creation and recreation of kizomba a path that seeks to map the emergence of this kind of music and dance, identifying spaces and protagonists of this process. In a second moment I try to analyze the expansion and dissemination: following the protagonists through time and spaces using the notion of "battlefields" (Guss, 2000) to interrogate the role that the festivals of this kind of dance play in the process of diffusion of the kizomba, characterizing its competitive, pedagogical and entertainment components. We also explore the negotiations and tensions that take place in the places of learning and practice of kizomba, paying particular attention to the way in which ethnicity is mobilized in the voices of the dancers. In a third moment I analyze networks and flows of communication and images: the globalization of kizomba and I try to analise the role that certain network communication technologies (such as digital platforms and youtube) have been playing in the process of globalization of kizomba and in the construction of a "supranational imaginary" (Canclini, 2003). Resumo Este artigo procede a uma análise crítica e reflexiva sobre o processo de difusão da kizomba, um género de dança que tem vindo a ganhar enorme popularidade em todo o mundo. Através de estratégias metodológicas inspiradas na noção de etnografia multi-situada, a pesquisa que está na origem deste trabalho procede a um mapeamento dos atores (professores, músicos, divulgadores, dançarinos) e dos festivais, na tentativa de mapear a ampla circulação desta dança de raízes africanas. Daremos particular atenção a três aspetos complementares: Num primeiro momento tento esboçar um mapeamento dos protagonistas e contextos de criação e recriação da Kizomba traço um percurso que procura mapear o surgimento deste género de música e dança, identificando espaços e protagonistas desse...