Zumbi (c. 1655 – November 20, 1695), also known as Zumbi dos Palmares (Portuguese pronunciation: [zũˈbi dus pɐwˈmaɾis]), was a Brazilian quilombola leader and one of the pioneers of resistance to …

Known as a hard-nosed resistance fighter, the African-Brazilian military leader Zumbi (1655–1695) spent his life safeguarding the fugitive slaves of Palmares, Brazil. Eventually, his community fell to a large …

Zumbi (pronounced "Zoom-bee") was an Afro Brazilian slave and one of the most famous leaders of Palmares. At age 6, he was given to a missionary, Father Antonio Melo.

It is known that the historical Zumbi – the black man made of flesh, bone and passion – was born free in one of the Palmares mocambos in 1655, and was imprisoned and handed over as a slave at the age …

Get to know the story of Palmares, an autonomous settlement founded by people escaping slavery in Brazil in the 1600s. -- In the 1600s, an expansive autonomous settlement called Palmares reached...

Zumbi was killed and decapitated and his head mounted on a pike. To this day Zumbi is revered by the Afro-Brazilian community, and his legacy remains a symbol of liberation and resistance.

Zumbi (1655?–1695) Zumbi (b. 1655?; d. 20 November 1695), organizer and leader of the free black republic (quilombo) of Palmares, in Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil. Little information is available …

Jul 23, 2025 · But what most don’t realise is that “Zumbi” was the name of an African resistance leader who inherited the struggle from his uncle Zumba, fought against colonial slavery, and founded a state …

Known as a powerful symbol of freedom, Zumbi was born in 1655 in Serra da Barriga, a region now part of União dos Palmares in Alagoas, Brazil. A legendary leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares, Zumbi …

Zumbi was also known as Zumbi dos Palmares, he was a Brazilian of Kongo origin and a quilombo leader, being one of the pioneers of resistance to slavery of Africans by the Portuguese in Brazil.