Brigada Mandu Ladino - Índios e Vaqueiros
Culture, memory and resistance in Piauí, Brazil
Brigada Mandu Ladino

Our history lives on.
Our culture endures.

Memórias dos sertões de dentro do Brasil, cultura dos sertões e ações que transformam o presente.

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Piauí – the Inner Backlands

Mandu Ladino:
a story of resistance

Discover the life of Mandu Ladino and the Indigenous resistance in the Inner Backlands of Piauí, from 1712 to 1719.

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  1. 1712 – 1719 Indigenous resistance The struggle and resistance of Indigenous peoples in the Inner Backlands of Piauí.
  2. 2006 The Brigade is founded Brigada Mandu Ladino is born to preserve memory and promote culture.
  3. 2025 Bylaws formalized Institutional consolidation to expand cultural and social work.
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CSC Project

Greener cities.
Healthier lives.

The Cities Without Heat / Cities Without Cancer project promotes tree planting, environmental education and community engagement for more humane, healthy and resilient cities.

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Gatherings and mobilization

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A memorial for
our history

Learn about the campaign for the Monument, the Mandu Ladino Highway and the Paraíba–Piauí trail.

Monument & Trail

Publications & news

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