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Francisca da Silva de Oliveira (c. 1732 –1796), known in history by the name Chica da Silva and whose romanticized version/character is also known by the spelling Xica da Silva, was a Brazilian woman who became famous for becoming rich and powerful despite having been born into slavery.
Chica da Silva é uma interessante figura histórica do Brasil que foi alvo de muita especulação ao longo dos séculos XIX e XX. Filha de um português branco e uma escrava, Chica, que era ...
19. März 2013 · Francisca da Silva de Oliveira, or simply Chica da Silva or Xica da Silva (Serro, cerca 1732 – February 15, 1796), was a slave, later freed, who lived in the Arraial do Tijuco, in present day Diamantina, (state of) Minas Gerais, during the second half of the eighteenth century.
2. Juli 2017 · Francisca da Silva de Oliveira, better known as Chica da Silva (or spelled Xica da Silva), was a Brazilian woman born into slavery, who went on to gain her freedom and become a powerful and well-known member of Brazilian society.
The story of Chica da Silva, an enslaved woman from the Brazilian mining regions freed by a Portuguese royal diamond administrator after becoming his mistress, remains a powerful symbol for understanding contemporary notions of what it meant to be a slave in Brazil.
Xica da Silva, the daughter of a Portuguese man and an African slave, has assumed an enduring place in the history of Brazil as a personification of the slave woman whose beauty and charms permit her to gain power over her master and lover. For some, her stature is a reflection of the cult of mulata beauty. For others, she represents a ...
26. Feb. 2015 · What better way to wrap up Remezcla’s celebration of Black History Month than with a look back at the life and legacy of Brazilian cultural icon, Xica da Silva, a woman born into slavery who...
