Quilombolo
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The Quilombola are an ethnic minority in Brazil. They live in closed communities, called quilombo
s. They trace back from slaves (mostly Angolan), brought to Brazil in the seventeenth century.
One of their leaders was Chico Rei
, a Congolose king captured and sold as a slave to a gold mine in Minas Gerais
. He was the first to create a free quilombo
.
The word Quilombo comes from the Angolan
word kilombo, which means "different".
The quilombo was based on the African way of life, an African-European language was adopted and the religion they followed was a mixture of Christianity
with African influences.
As they had to fight for their existence ever since their establishment (against slave traders, the Dutch, the Portuguese, and Brazilian government), they keep closed, and their establishments are not freely accessible (because of Brazilian administration too).
Quilombo's exist (but are not limited to) in Manqueira, Ilha de Mare.
Quilombo
A quilombo is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin, Quilombolas, or Maroons. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos were escaped slaves and, in some cases, a minority of marginalised Portuguese, Brazilian aboriginals, Jews and Arabs, and/or other non-black,...
s. They trace back from slaves (mostly Angolan), brought to Brazil in the seventeenth century.
One of their leaders was Chico Rei
Chico Rei
Chico Rei is a semi-mythic heroic figure from the slave trade in Brazil.In about 1740, Galanga, a tribal leader from the Congo, was taken along with a large part of his tribe and sold as a slave. They were brought from Africa to Brazil in a slave ship and during this journey his authority amongst...
, a Congolose king captured and sold as a slave to a gold mine in Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. He was the first to create a free quilombo
Quilombo
A quilombo is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin, Quilombolas, or Maroons. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos were escaped slaves and, in some cases, a minority of marginalised Portuguese, Brazilian aboriginals, Jews and Arabs, and/or other non-black,...
.
The word Quilombo comes from the Angolan
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
word kilombo, which means "different".
The quilombo was based on the African way of life, an African-European language was adopted and the religion they followed was a mixture of Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
with African influences.
As they had to fight for their existence ever since their establishment (against slave traders, the Dutch, the Portuguese, and Brazilian government), they keep closed, and their establishments are not freely accessible (because of Brazilian administration too).
Quilombo's exist (but are not limited to) in Manqueira, Ilha de Mare.