About the Brigade

Brigada Mandu Ladino is a group passionate about science and culture, eager to learn about Piauí’s origins: its nature, fauna and flora, and to recover, anthropologically and socially, the region’s human history — from the prehistoric hunter-gatherers who made the rock paintings in local caves to the remarkable Indigenous leader Mandu Ladino, a lover and defender of nature.

The history of Brazil runs through the history of Piauí, not the other way around. The Brigade seeks to raise local self-esteem by recognizing the history of struggle of an important region of Brazil.

Through its activities, it seeks to promote awareness of belonging to the State of Piauí, valuing its culture and society and building the knowledge needed to achieve its goals.

It promotes debates, classes, theoretical and practical activities, and cultural and scientific research into Piauí’s identity. It publishes books and films on these themes and supports any movement that seeks to spread this knowledge.

The Brigade also carries out environmental activities to improve the quality of life of Piauí’s population, as a partner of the CSC Project – Cities Without Heat / Cities Without Cancer, held every year in February.

Together with other literary institutions, the Brigade organizes the Teresina Poetry Walk, a cultural parade held every year on August 16.

The Brigade promotes and encourages public policies that value aspects of Piauí’s culture, as well as the publication and dissemination of books, films, buildings, monuments, banners and events, and the creation of spaces of museum and cultural value.

The Brigade is sustained by volunteers who contribute their time or money, by the sale of products, by partnerships with public and private institutions, and by fundraising events.

Anyone can join Brigada Mandu Ladino — just send us a message and you’ll receive information about events and how to sign up.