Jagunço

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A Jagunço (Portuguese pronunciation:

contract murders
. Local folklore says that jagunços with yellow eyes were particularly fearsome and efficient.

The term was later extended to name any kind of rural bandit or outlaw, such as the "

messianic leader Antônio Conselheiro in the backlands of the state of Bahia. The village was destroyed in October 1897 during the War of Canudos
.

See also

Sources

  • Hobsbawm, Eric Bandits London, 1969.
  • Chandler, Billy Jaynes. Bandit King: Lampião of Brazil Texas A&M University Press, 2000. .
  • Seal, Graham. Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History Anthem Press, 2011. .
  • Waggoner, John Brazil Adventure Guide Hunter Publishing, Inc. 2008. .

Notes

  1. ^ Waggoner, 2008. pp.232-33.
  2. ^ Hobsbawn, 1969.
  3. ^ Chandler, 2000.