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Plantation communities of the Recôncavo

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Plantation communities of the Recôncavo

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Enslaved people flee plantations together during a Christmas-season escape

📅 26 December 1808

On 26 December 1808, groups of enslaved people from Salvador and the Recôncavo left plantations and rural estates together, seeking refuge in the forests and quilombos. The collective escape...