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Cangaço (band)
''Cangaço'' () was a phenomenon of Northeast Brazil in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This region of Brazil is known for its aridness and hard way of life, and in a form of "social banditry" against the government, many men and women decided to become nomadic bandits, roaming the hinterlands seeking money, food, and revenge. Origin of the word By 1834, the term ''cangaceiro'' was already used to refer to bands of poor peasants who inhabited the northeastern deserts, wearing leather clothing and hats, carrying carbines, revolvers, shotguns, and the long narrow knife known as the . "Cangaceiro" was a pejorative expression, meaning a person who could not adapt himself to the coastal lifestyle. Types of banditry By the mid 19th century in that region, there were two main groups of loosely organized armed outlaws: the ''jagunços'', mercenaries who worked for whoever paid their price, usually land-owners who wanted to protect or expand their territorial limits and also deal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lampião E Benjamin Abrahão Botto
"Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva (), better known as Lampião (older spelling: ''Lampeão'', , meaning "lantern" or "oil lamp"), was probably the twentieth century's most successful traditional bandit leader. The banditry endemic to the Brazilian Northeast was called ''Cangaço''. ''Cangaço'' had origins in the late 19th century but was particularly prevalent in the 1920s and 1930s. Lampião led a band of up to 100 ''cangaceiros'', who occasionally took over small towns and who fought a number of successful actions against paramilitary police when heavily outnumbered. Lampião's exploits and reputation turned him into a folk hero, the Brazilian equivalent of Jesse James or Pancho Villa. Biography Early life Virgulino was born on June 7, 1897, near the village of Serra Talhada, on his father's 'ranch' named ''Passagem das Pedras'' in the semi-arid backlands (''sertão'') of the state of Pernambuco. He was the third of nine children of José Ferreira da Silva and Maria Lope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
() is a Latin adage translated as "If you want peace, prepare for war". The phrase ' is adapted from a statement found in Latin author Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus's tract '' Dē Rē Mīlitārī'' (fourth or fifth century AD), in which the actual phrasing is '' Igitur quī dēsīderat pācem, præparet bellum'' ("Therefore let him who desires peace prepare for war."). The idea which it conveys also appears in earlier works such as Plato's ''Nomoi'' (''Laws'') and the Chinese ''Shi Ji''. The phrase presents the insight that the conditions of peace are often preserved by a readiness to make war when necessitated. Derived uses Whatever the source, the adage has become a living vocabulary item itself, used in the production of different ideas in a number of languages. For example, in 1790 during his first annual address to a joint session of Congress, George Washington stated "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." Si vis bellum pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Morte Comanda O Cangaço
''A Morte Comanda o Cangaço'' is a 1960 Brazilian Western action film directed by Carlos Coimbra and Walter Guimarães Motta. Shot in Pernambuco, it stars Alberto Ruschel, Aurora Duarte, and Milton Ribeiro in a fiction about ''cangaço''. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Alberto Ruschel as Raimundo Vieira * Aurora Duarte as Florind * Milton Ribeiro as Capitano Silvero * Maria Augusta Costa Leite as Dona Cidinha * Gilberto Marques as Coll. Nesinho * Ruth de Souza * Lyris Castellani * Apolo Monteiro * Edson França * José Mercaldi * Leo de Avelar * Jean Lafront See also * List of submissions to the 33rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Cangaceiro
''O Cangaceiro'' (lit. "The Cangaceiro"; also known as ''The Bandit'' and ''The Bandits'') is a 1953 Brazilian adventure western film directed by Lima Barreto. After some reluctance by its studio Vera Cruz, Barreto shot it in 1952. After its release it was national and international success, and won several film awards, including at the 1953 6th Cannes Film Festival, for Adventure Film Award. It was poorly received in retrospect despite being praised by the time of its release and started a subgenre in Brazilian cinema. Cast * Alberto Ruschel as Teodoro * Marisa Prado as Olívia * Milton Ribeiro as Galdino * Vanja Orico as Maria Clódia * Adoniran Barbosa as Mané Mole Production In 1950, Lima Barreto joined the film studio Companhia Cinematográfica Vera Cruz invited by its then president Alberto Cavalcanti. After releasing two documentaries successfully for the studio, ''Painel'' and ''Santuário'', Barreto get the chance to direct a feature film. With the idea to shoot a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Da Feira
Lucas or LUCAS may refer to: People * Lucas (surname) * Lucas (given name) Arts and entertainment * Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk" * ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities * ''Lucas'' (film) (1986) an American rom-com * ''Lucas'' (novel) (2003), by Kevin Brooks * Lucas (''Mother 3''), a playable character in ''Mother 3'' and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series since ''Brawl'' Organisations * Lucas Industries, a former British manufacturer of motor industry and aerospace industry components * Lucasfilm, an American film and television production company * LucasVarity, a defunct British automotive parts manufacturer, successor to Lucas Industries Mathematics * Lucas number, a series of integers similar to the Fibonacci number Places Australia * Lucas, Victoria Canada Mexico * Cabo San Lucas, Baja California United States * Lucas Township (other) * Lucas, Illinois * Lucas, Iowa * Lucas County, Iowa * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diogo Figueira Da Rocha
Diogo Figueira da Rocha (born October 9, 1863, in Botucatu – May 1, 1897 on the banks of the Mojiguaçu River), better known as Dioguinho, was a Brazilian career criminal and serial killer acting within São Paulo at the end of the 19th century. He is supposedly responsible for more than 50 murders between 1894 and 1897. Tucked away in the far west of the state, he was hunted down by government task forces and was pronounced dead in 1897 after a shootout with the authorities on the banks of the Mojiguaçu River. The corpse, however, has never been recovered. His exploits were exhaustively covered by the press at the time, and later the subject of several books, such as ''Dioguinho'', published in 1901 by João Rodrigues Guião, , published in 1903 by Antonio de Godoi Moreira e Costa, the film ''Dioguinho'' from 1917 and ''Dioguinho, the matador of the fists of income'', of the journalist João Garcia, published in 2002. See also * List of serial killers by country This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corisco (cangaço)
Corisco, Mandj, or Mandyi, is a small island of Equatorial Guinea, located southwest of the Río Muni estuary that defines the border with Gabon. Corisco, whose name derives from the Portuguese word for lightning, has an area of , and its highest point is above sea level. The most important settlement on the island is Gobe. History During the Iron Age (50 BC - 1400 AD) and before the arrival of the Portuguese, the island was densely settled. The most important evidence of human occupation comes from the area of Nandá, near the eastern coast, where dozens of prehistoric burials have been excavated. These burials belong to two different periods: Early Iron Age (50 BC - 450 AD) and Middle Iron Age (1000-1150 AD). During the first period, the islanders deposited bundles of human bones and iron implements (axes, bracelets, spears, spoons, iron currency) in shallow pits dug in the sand. During the second period, tombs have been documented where the corpses (not preserved) lay surrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônio Silvino
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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