João Batista
João Batista was a prominent leader of a quilombo in Brazil, representing Brazilian resistance and cultural heritage, and is the subject of the samba-enredo 'Malunguinho: O mensageiro de três mundos' by Unidos do Viradouro, which was recently voted the best samba-enredo of 2025.
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Brazil:
João Batista is depicted as a leader of slaves in the Viradouro samba school's performance.
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Brazil:
João Batista is depicted as the leader of the slaves who rebels and seeks to free his companions in the performance's storyline.
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Brazil:
João Batista was a leader in the Quilombo do Catucá in Pernambuco.
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Liechtenstein:
Malunguinho, who was João Batista, was a leader of the quilombo pernambucano do Catucá.
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Brazil:
The samba tells the story of the quilombola leader João Batista and the mythology that surrounds him.
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