Around midnight on 5 November 1838, enslaved people at Fazenda Freguesia in the Vassouras region broke out of the quarters and moved to free their families. Manuel Congo, Marianna Crioula, and other...
On 4 September 1839, Manuel Congo was hanged in Vassouras after the trial of participants in the 1838 escape and uprising. Authorities denied him burial as an additional public punishment. The trial...
