Chica da Silva: A Verdadeira História da Escrava que Virou Dama da Sociedade

Chica da Silva was born a slave and died at the funeral of a lady from the colonial elite of Minas Gerais. But the true story of Francisca da Silva de Oliveira is far more impressive than any soap opera ever invented. A woman who amassed over one hundred slaves, raised fourteen children, sent her daughters to the best school in the captaincy, became a judge in a brotherhood, and managed a fortune on her own for decades. Comment here: did you know the real Chica da Silva, or just the one from the soap opera? 🎬 Also watch: André Rebouças — The Genius Brazil Forgot    • André Rebouças: O Engenheiro que Projetou ...   Caldas Barbosa — The Poet Who Conquered the Portuguese Court    • Filho de Uma Escrava, Cantou para a Rainha...   ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 FIRST BRAZILIANS Stories that built Brazil before the Republic forgot. A new video every week. 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications: @primeirosbrasileiros ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Research and script: Primeiros Brasileiros Given the historical period, the images are for illustrative purposes only. #HistoryOfBrazil #ChicaDaSilva #History