About
Brazilian outlaw and member of a Cangaço band of marauders. She was active in the Brazilian Northeast in the 1920s and 1930s. Her story has been told in books, comics, songs, television shows, and films.
Before Fame
She became a bandit in her early twenties.
Trivia
She accompanied her lover, the outlaw "Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, on a series of campaigns against government forces in Brazil.
Family Life
She married a cobbler named José Nenem. She became the girlfriend of the outlaw "Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva. In 1932 she had a daughter named Expedita.
Associated With
She and Ned Kelly are both criminals and folk heroes in their native countries.
