Height: 21 centimeters
Width: 30 centimeters
Handmade
Ships from a small business in 
Italy
Description
Author Chris Tuoto Italian-Brazilian artist Title Maria Bonita Dating 2021 Dimensions 21x30 cm Technique Acrylic on cardboard Description of the subject Maria Bonita (1911-1938) was the companion of the bandit leader Virgulino Ferreira da Silva or Lampião. She was the first female figure to join the cangaceiros gang in the northeast in the mid-1930s. Maria Pretty joined the Lampião gang - she was the first female principal associated with the bandit. Since then, more than 30 women have participated in the life of the gang. Bahia was the state that supplied the largest number of girls to banditry in northeastern Sertão, followed by Sergipe, Alagoas and Pernambuco. The women who joined the cangaço bestow on new life, with no possibility of regret. They led a nomadic life, often undernourished,