Brazil
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c. 1605
Quilombo dos Palmares Founded in Brazil
Escaped enslaved Africans established Quilombo dos Palmares, the largest and longest-lasting maroon settlement in the Americas, in northeastern Brazil.
November 20, 1695
Zumbi dos Palmares Killed
Zumbi, the last leader of Quilombo dos Palmares in Brazil, was killed by Portuguese colonial forces. November 20 is now celebrated as Black Consciousness Day in Brazil.