A quilombo (kiˈlõbu; from the Kimbundu word kilombo) is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin including the Quilombolas, or Maroons. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos (called quilombolas) were escaped slaves and, in some cases, later these escaped African slaves would help provide shelter and homes to other min...
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remote settlement where fugitive slaves hide
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(from the article `Alagoas`) ...occupation of Brazil, in the 16th century. In the early part of the 17th century the Dutch obtained a foothold but were soon expelled. At about ... ...for labour, runaways joined neighbouring communities and then raided their former masters. For more than two centuries fugitive slaves in Brazil ... [2 ...
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