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March 1, 2006The Brazilian Robin Hood An interesting article about Lampião.
For some he is a Robin Hood, for others - with his partner-in-crime Maria Bonita - he represents South America's Bonnie and Clyde.
More pictures and info on him and his gang here.The outlaw Lampião is the most famous son of the backlands of the Sertão, the semi-arid poor interior of Brazil's northeast. Revered by some as a hero and others as a heartless bandit, his story has taken on folklore-like status and his name reverberates in every town. Born Virgolino Ferreira in 1898 in an area largely governed by land owners and their often brutal militia, Lampião turned to violence when he sought revenge against Sertão police who killed his father in 1919. His gang of revolutionaries roamed the vast wastelands for two decades, accumulating wealth, distributing some to the poor, and plotting against the government of the day. (via Robot Wisdom) |
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