LampiĆ£o
1897-06-07THE BIOGRAPHY
"Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva (June 7, 1897 ā July 28, 1938), better known as LampiĆ£o (meaning "lantern" or "oil lamp"), was probably the most successful traditional Brazilian bandit leader of the 20th century. The banditry endemic to the Northeast of Brazil was called CangaƧo. CangaƧo had origins in the late 19th century but was particularly prevalent in the 1920s and 1930s. LampiĆ£o led a band of up to 100
