| Summary: | T his paper aims to recover, develop, explore and expand the cultural practices of the ethnic group Nyaneka - nkhumbi from southwestern Angola from an ethnomathematical perspective evidenced in the construction of houses of c ob wall, keeping in mind the social multiculturalism of schools that exists, in part, almost everywhere, and in particular, in Portugal with a considerable and growing number of immigrants from Africa and other parts of the world. It becomes increasingly r elevant to preserve the cultural memory of these people. This paper presents an introduction to the ethnomathematics studies in Africa by various authors usnig a methodology based on informal conversation with group members, participant observation, and in terviews, supported by photographic records and written field notes. The results of the research developed in Huíla (Angola ) registered much important mathematical knowledge about building the traditional houses of the Nyaneka - nkhumbi that can be understoo d in the creation of tasks in a context of formation, a topic of interest in the first author‟s doctoral project.
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