Religiosity in the Brazilian northeast cangaço Print

The illustration, Religiosity in the Northeastern cangaço, reflects a personality that is part of the history of Brazil, the Northeastern cangaceiro. They were men and women who lived as nomads in the deserts of the northeast (Caatinga biome) and who, despite the violence they were forced to live, were extremely religious. This cangaço theme in Brazil still raises doubts and controversies, were they heroes or villains? The story that was told by the victors does not portray the whole truth of the lives of these people, who in a difficult time, lived under the power of the colonels and the government. Another point to observe were their clothes and adornments, always rich and with a lot of art. They appreciated embroidery, jewelry and symbols of religion and esotericism as a form of protection.