quilombola
Sign in to save200px|thumb|right|Brazilian Quilombolas during a meeting in the capital of Brazil, Brasília A Quilombola () is an Afro-Brazilian resident of quilombo settlements first established by left behind and escaped enslaved people in Brazil. They are the descendants of Enslaved Afro-Brazilians who fled from slave plantations or stay in abandoned lands that existed in Brazil until abolition in 1888. The most famous quilombola was Zumbi and the most famous quilombo was Palmares. Many Quilombolas live in poverty.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- group of humans
- Country
- Brazil
- Said to be same as
- maroons
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- Commons category
- Quilombolas
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Palmares
- Mola
- Other quilombola communities
- Quilombola land rights
- Prior to 1988
- 1988–2003
- 2003–2018
- 2019–2022
- 2023–present
- Area and demographics
- Opposition and challenges
- 1988 Constitution: Article 68
- Redefinition - 2003
- 2022 census
- See also
- References
- Further reading
200px|thumb|right|Brazilian Quilombolas during a meeting in the capital of Brazil, Brasília A Quilombola () is an Afro-Brazilian resident of quilombo settlements first established by left behind and escaped enslaved people in Brazil. They are the descendants of Enslaved Afro-Brazilians who fled from slave plantations or stay in abandoned lands that existed in Brazil until abolition in 1888. The most famous quilombola was Zumbi and the most famous quilombo was Palmares. Many Quilombolas live in poverty.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “quilombola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.