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
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See also
Sources
- Hobsbawm, Eric Bandits London, 1969.
- Chandler, Billy Jaynes. Bandit King: Lampião of Brazil Texas A&M University Press, 2000. ISBN 0890961948.
- Seal, Graham. Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History Anthem Press, 2011. ISBN 9780857287922.
- Waggoner, John Brazil Adventure Guide Hunter Publishing, Inc. 2008. ISBN 9781588436399.