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Lampião

1897 - 1938

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"Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [feˈʁejɾɐ da ˈsiwvɐ]; 7 June 1897 – 28 July 1938), better known as Lampião (older spelling: Lampeão, Portuguese pronunciation: [lɐ̃piˈɐ̃w], meaning "lantern" or "oil lamp"), was probably the most successful traditional Brazilian bandit leader of the 20th century. The banditry endemic to the Northeast of Brazil was called Cangaço. Cangaço had origins in the late 19th century but was particularly prevalent in the 1920s and 1930s. Lampião led a band of up to 100 cangaceiros, who occasionally took over small towns and who fought a number of successful actions against paramilitary police when heavily outnumbered. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lampião is the 346th most popular social activist (down from 333rd in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 275th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Lampião ranks 346 out of 840. Before him are Joseph von Sonnenfels, Katarina Taikon, Hanan Ashrawi, Muhamed Mehmedbašić, Venetia Burney, and Josephine Butler. After him are Sylvia Pankhurst, Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven, M. N. Roy, Cindy Kiro, Hazi Aslanov, and William I, Margrave of Meissen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Lampião ranks 157. Before him are Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, Mikhail Kovalyov, Bud Abbott, Richard Hildebrandt, and Ernst-Günther Baade. After him are Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Adolfo Baloncieri, Friedrich Schulz, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Erwin von Lahousen, and Natacha Rambova. Among people deceased in 1938, Lampião ranks 122. Before him are Gösta Ekman, Pavel Dybenko, Ernest William Brown, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Ramón Franco, and Prince Johann Georg of Saxony. After him are Florence Lawrence, Oscar Dessomville, Juho Vennola, Leopoldo Lugones, Aleksander Kakowski, and Joseph Strauss.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Lampião ranks 284 out of 2,236. Before him are Felipe Melo (1983), Candido Portinari (1903), Zilda Arns (1934), Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841), Márcio Amoroso (1974), and Oreco (1932). After him are Tim (1915), Tony Ramos (1948), Philippe Coutinho (1992), Egberto Gismonti (1947), Gilmar Rinaldi (1959), and Dida (1934).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Brazil

Among social activists born in Brazil, Lampião ranks 3. Before him are Chico Mendes (1944), and Tiradentes (1746). After him are Josué de Castro (1908).

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