Who To avoid
Domingos Jorge velho
Representing a new generation of bandeirantes, Domingos Jorge Velho is one of the most ruthless. In the second half of the 17th century, many bandeirantes are acting less as entrepreneurs and explorers and more as enforcers for the local white landowners and cattle ranchers of the northeast of Brazil. Velho has led multiple expeditions that have completely exterminated several South
American tribes and his brutality extends to African slaves, too.
In 1694, this cruel mercenary will lead the assault to crush a community of more than
10,000 escaped slaves at Palmares on Brazil’s east coast.