Meaning of bandeirante | Babel Free

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One of the European adventurers and slavers who were responsible for exploring much of early colonial Brazil.

historical

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“Its tough and cruel settler bandeirantes were the first Europeans to penetrate Brazil's interior on their long slaving forays against the índios.”

“On Friday afternoon, Santos and a few dozen other activists will set off from the Praça Panamericana in western São Paulo on a 1,000km (621-mile) walk to Brasília, the Brazilian capital, following one of the routes of the bandeirantes.”

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