jagunço — s. m. 1. [Brasil] Homem que serve de guarda costas a uma personalidade. = CACETEIRO, CAPANGA 2. Pessoa de mau caráter. ‣ Etimologia: origem duvidosa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands — Grande Sertão: Veredas (Portuguese for Big Hinterland: Tracks , English translation: The Devil to Pay in the Backlands ) is an influential novel published in 1956 by the Brazilian writer João Guimarães Rosa. The original title refers to the… … Wikipedia
Cangaço — is the name given to a form of social banditry in the Nordeste of Brazil in late 19th and early 20th centuries. This region of Brazil is known for its aridness and hardships, and in a form of reaction against the domination of the land owners,… … Wikipedia
João Guimarães Rosa — Infobox Writer name = João Guimarães Rosa birthdate = birth date|1908|6|27|df=y birthplace = Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais, Brazil deathdate = death date and age|1967|11|19|1908|6|27|df=y deathplace = Rio de Janeiro occupation = Novelist, short story … Wikipedia
Gran Sertón: Veredas — Cartel que informa sobre el manuscrito. Gran Sertón: Veredas (título original en portugués: Grande Sertão: Veredas) es la obra prima de João Guimarães Rosa. Fue escrito en 1956 y es uno de los más importantes libros de la literatura brasileña.… … Wikipedia Español
Antônio Conselheiro — ( Anthony the Counselor , real name Antônio Vicente Mendes Maciel, March 13, 1830, Quixeramobim, state of Ceará, Brazil – September 22, 1897, Bello Monte, also known as Canudos, state of Bahia) was a religious man, preacher, and founder of the… … Wikipedia
War of Canudos — The War of Canudos was a conflict between the state of Brazil and a group of some 30,000 settlers who had founded their own community in the northeastern state of Bahia, named Canudos. After a number of unsuccessful attempts at military… … Wikipedia
Artur Azevedo — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Artur Azevedo Nombre Artur Azevedo Nacimiento 7 de julio de 1855 … Wikipedia Español
Artur Azevedo — Born Artur Nabantino Gonçalves de Azevedo 7 July 1855(1855 07 07) São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil Died 22 October 1908(1908 10 22) (aged 53) … Wikipedia
Artur Azevedo — Artur Nabantino Gonçalves de Azevedo est un homme de lettres brésilien né le 7 juillet 1855 à São Luís (Maranhão) au Brésil et est décédé le 22 octobre 1908 à Rio de Janeiro. Il est connu pour ses idées républicaines et a occupé la 29e chaire de… … Wikipédia en Français