Tag: indigenous-people
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Who Was Cândido Rondon? The Explorer Who Mapped the Amazon and Championed Indigenous Rights
In the vast and often untamed frontiers of Brazil, few names shine as brightly as that of Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, better known simply as Cândido Rondon. A soldier, explorer, engineer, and above all, a humanitarian, Rondon dedicated his life to exploring the remote regions of Brazil and protecting the rights and cultures of…