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Mining activities threaten honey production in the Caatinga biome
This will end the life of the Quilombola community”, says Cláudio Tenório, a Quilombola leader from Lagoas, the largest ...
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Brazil marks Black Consciousness Day, a new holiday, for first time
The holiday marks the anniversary of the death of Zumbi, a key figure in Black resistance to slavery in Brazil and a leader of the Palmares quilombo, an independent community of people who escaped ...
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The legendary female warrior that history forgot
In the early 17th century, escaped slaves in Brazil formed the legendary Quilombo dos Palmares. This community was led in its fight against slavery by the famous Zumbi dos Palmares. However ...