Dandara dos Palmares
Dandara (full name in Portuguese: Dandara dos Palmares) was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian…
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Dandara (full name in Portuguese: Dandara dos Palmares) was an Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil and was part of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a settlement of Afro-Brazilian…
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