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Bandeirantes and the Sertão: Inside Brazil's Paulista Expansion
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the world of the bandeirantes, the mixed-race explorers and slavers from São Paulo who pushed deep into Brazil's interior (the sertão) in the 17th century. They discuss the economic and social drivers behind the bandeiras—from capturing Indigenous people for the slave trade to hunting for gold and precious stones—and the controversial legacy of figures like Antônio Raposo Tavares. The conversation covers the Paulistas' conflicts with Jesuit missions, the role of mamelucos (mixed Portuguese-Indigenous people) in opening the hinterland, and how…
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