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Cangaçon

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"Chácara do cangaço": polícia localiza arsenal e identifica dono de armas da quadrilha

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Cidade de Guarapuava (PR) é aterrorizada com assalto do tipo "novo cangaço"

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"Novo Cangaço" em Guarapuava: Band mostra cidade após ataque de criminosos

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Cangaço

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Chicão do Piseiro - Bonde do Cangaço

Cangaço was the banditism phenomenon of Northeast Brazil in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This region of Brazil is known for its aridness and hard way of life, and in a form of "social banditry" against the government, many men and women decided to become nomadic bandits, roaming the hinterlands seeking money, food and revenge.
    • Origin of the word 

    • Lampião 

    • Volantes and monkeys 

    • Cangaceiro style 

    • Cangaceiro weapons 

    • Famous cangaceiros 

    • The Cangaço in film