A quilombo (Portuguese pronunciation: [kiˈlõbu] ⓘ); from the Kimbundu word kilombo, lit. 'war camp') [1] is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin, and others sometimes called Carabali. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos, called quilombolas, were maroons, a term for escaped slaves.

A quilombola (Portuguese pronunciation: [kilõˈbɔlɐ]) is an Afro-Brazilian resident of quilombo settlements first established by escaped slaves in Brazil. They are the descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves who escaped from slave plantations that existed in Brazil until abolition in 1888.

Quilombo, in colonial Brazil, a community organized by fugitive slaves. Quilombos were located in inaccessible areas and usually consisted of fewer than 100 people who survived by farming and raiding. The largest and most famous was Palmares, …

Un quilombo o también palenque, rochela o cumbe a es un término usado en Iberoamérica para denominar a los lugares o concentraciones políticamente organizadas de esclavos cimarrones que se emancipaban de la esclavitud en lugares con fuente de agua y cuevas, con alcaldes que ejercían su autoridad en el interior de los mismos.

Aug 15, 2018 · A quilombo is typically a small community of Afro-Brazilians who have had historically limited contact with urban centers, thereby keeping their heritage as close to its African roots as possible, but urban quilombos also exist and are the most accessible.

Mar 14, 2022 · The largest and most famous quilombo, known as Palmares, was in today’s neighboring state of Alagoas. It grew to include more than 20,000 residents but was destroyed by Portuguese forces in...

Quilombos eram comunidades formadas por pessoas escravizadas que fugiam de suas fazendas e outros locais de trabalho. Esses lugares se transformaram em centros de resistências dos negros escravizados que escapavam do trabalho forçado no Brasil.

Quilombolas são os descendentes e remanescentes de comunidades formadas por escravizados fugitivos (os quilombos), entre o século XVI e o ano de 1888 (quando houve a abolição da escravatura), no Brasil.

Quilombo, a refuge for runaway slaves (quilombolas or calhambolas) in Brazil. Quilombos ranged from small hideouts in which several slaves concealed themselves from their masters to vast, organized communities that housed and protected thousands of runaway captives.

Quilombolas represent a powerful form of resistance against colonial influences through their establishment of autonomous communities that maintained African cultural practices and traditions. By escaping from slavery and forming quilombos, they created spaces where they could exercise self-governance and preserve their identity.