"Move over Evita, it’s Xica’s time now!"
The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.
Social & External
Xica da Silva
Comendador João Fernandes
Intendente
Hortência
José
Sargento-Mor
Conde Valadares
Teodoro
Padre
Zefina
Cabeça
Raimundo
Mathias
Taverneiro
Ourives
Figena
Tonha
Major
Garimpeiro
Tropeiro
Unknown Role
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