Brazil was home to this african colony of runaway slaves.

songhay
mali
palmares
hispaniola

The correct answer is A) Songhay.  

Brazil was home of the African colony of runaway slaves called the Songhay.

Brazil had a settlement of runaway African colony slaves. They were the Songhay. The Songhai or Songhay Empire was located in West Africa and was at its peak in the 15th and 16th century. Its most important cities were Gao –the capital- Timbuktu, and Djenne. Two dynasties ruled the Songhai Empire: the Sonni Dynasty and the Askia Dynasty. A group of Songhays emigrated to Brazil and other regions in the Atlantic Ocean.

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