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quilombo

 or mocambo

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, which grew into an autonomous republic and by the 1690s had 20,000 inhabitants. It owed its prosperity to abundant irrigated land and the abduction of slaves from Portuguese plantations. The abducted slaves were kept in bondage by the runaways. Several Portuguese and Dutch slave-hunting expeditions (bandeira) attempted to destroy Palmares; one of these finally succeeded in 1694.
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On the other hand, the resistance brings to mind the history of the Quilombo de Palmares, a group of slaves in this area of Brazil who in 1687 started to fight against their masters and create a new Africa.
Queimada: the deception of freedom by Carballal, Anna Isabel / Notes on Contemporary Literature
Seeking freedom rather than servitude, many enslaved Africans formed confederations of counties, notably the Quilombo of Palmares under King Ganga Zumba in Brazil.
Where are the African-Latinos? by Adu-Asamoa, Barima / New African
Quilombo dos Palmares was the most impressive of these settlements; with a peak population of 30,000 inhabitants and over 200 buildings, the town functioned independently for nearly a century until a bloody battle with the Portuguese erupted in 1694.
Travel to Brazil, Go for the Thrill by Frank Johnson / Travel, recreation and leisure community
 
 
 
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