Juca Breves
Juca Breves was a well-known curandeiro in Niterói, Brazil, who gained notoriety in the early 1890s for practicing healing arts that were deemed illegal under contemporary laws. He was arrested for practicing curandeirismo, highlighting the tension between traditional healing practices and the legal system's emphasis on scientific validation.
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Juca Breves was famous in Niterói for practicing curandeirismo and was arrested for it.
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